AB 90, a bill introduced by California Assembly Member Shirley Weber, would ramp up oversight of...
Sacramento Ends Juvenile Justice Fees
Sacramento County will no longer collect fines and fees from families of juveniles involved in the...
AERO BUREAU NOIR, Part III: Enter the Feds
In Part I and Part II of Aero Bureau Noir, WitnessLA’s 3-part investigation into alleged...
Costly Co-Pays for Health Care in Lock-up
In California and across the nation, inmates are charged medical co-pays for doctor’s visits...
AERO BUREAU NOIR, Part II: The Magical Data Plate Switch
In Part I of Aero Bureau Noir, WitnessLA’s 3-part investigation into alleged wrongdoing in the...
AERO BUREAU NOIR: The Strange Case of the LASD’s Missing Helicopter Engines
Misconduct and brutality at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in criminal...
WItnessLA is on KCRW 89.9 FM with Warren Olney & LA County Probation Chief Terri McDonald Talking About Probation’s Crazy Caches of $$….and More
On Thursday evening, I was on KCRW’s weekly news segment called Olney in LA, which...
Attorney General Becerra, 16 Other AGs Continue Fight Against Travel Ban
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday joined a coalition of 17 AGs nationwide in...
Federal Judge Says California Will Rack up Daily Fines for Keeping Inmates on Waitlists for Psychiatric Beds
On Wednesday, a federal judge threatened to fine California $1000 a day if the state does not step...
LA Police Commission Adopts New Use-of-Force Policy
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Commission adopted new a new use of force policy that requires...
Quick Look: LA County’s Budget for Criminal Justice Reform
On Monday, Los Angeles County revealed a $30 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-2018...
Jury Awards $11 Million to Family of Boy Abused During Stay at Troubled Group Home
After a more than six-week-long trial, a Sacramento jury has awarded more than $11 million to the...
LA County Probation Is Hoarding $204.3 Million Earmarked for Programs to Help Adults & Kids—& Sup. Ridley-Thomas Is NOT Pleased
It was bad before, and now it’s worse Los Angeles County Probation is hoarding money again...
Crime & Justice Meets Literature at the LA Times Festival of Books
Hard Boiled Mysteries, LA Crime Noir, Social Justice meets Police Procedurals, and Lots of Literary...
Is Deportation of Juvenile Offenders Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Does Mandatory Lifetime Deportation for Non-Citizen Juvenile Offenders Violate the Eighth Amendment...
California Community Non-Profits Get $1.3 Million to Push for Juvenile Justice Policy Change
Last week, a group of California-based foundations announced a $1.3 million investment in...
In Santa Clara and Other California Counties, Inmates Families Preyed upon by Predatory Bail Schemes
In 2014, a Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office investigation found that for years...
Supes Seek to Increase Protections for Undocumented
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to consider the county’s authority...