COUNTY TO ADDRESS INCREASE IN HATE-DRIVEN INCIDENTS On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of...
Obama Hits 1,000 Commutations
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama granted 79 more commutations, pushing his clemency total over...
More Cities Join LA in Asserting “Sanctuary” Status Despite Trump’s Plan to Take Away Funding
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the city would not work...
Scorecard Ranks CA Counties by Kids’ Well-Being
A report from the advocacy group Children Now takes a county-by-county look at children’s...
As Lee Baca’s Trial Approaches, the Fight Heats Up About the Former LA Sheriff’s “Cognitive Impairment”
THE LEGAL FIGHT OVER LEE BACA’S MEMORY Earlier this month, both the defense and the...
43 Percent of Last Year’s Record Number of Exonerees Pleaded Guilty, 17 Percent Confessed
2015 PRODUCED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF EXONERATIONS SINCE WE BEGAN COUNTING Last year was a banner...
Nadine Burke Harris Carries Message about Child Trauma to White House and Back – by Jeremy Loudenback
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a San Francisco pediatrician and researcher who has...
LA Police Commission Spends Full Meeting Discussing Report on Biased Policing
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Commission made an unusual decision to set aside a full meeting...
Following Passage of Prop. 66 and Efforts to Resume Capital Punishment in CA, ACLU Files Suit to Stall Executions
The ACLU of Northern California and the law firm Covington & Burling filed a lawsuit Tuesday...
Supes Say “Yes” to Probation Camp Upgrade
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a recommendation to renovate Camp...
Chief Says LAPD Won’t Work with Trump on Mass Deportations, Texting Probation Officers, and LA’s Still Short on Foster Care Beds
LAPD CHIEF, LA MAYOR SAY THE CITY WILL NOT HELP DONALD TRUMP DEPORT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS The...
What Does a Trump Presidency Mean for Criminal Justice Reform?
ANALYZING THE POSSIBLE SHAPE OF JUSTICE REFORM IN A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION We can fairly assume that...
Beloved Stanislaus Deputy Executed & California Grieves
STANISLAUS AND BEYOND GRIEVES THE MURDER OF DEVOTED DEPUTY Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, was a 20-year...
Good Bye to Leon Russell, a Piano Player’s Piano Player – 1942-1916
Before Leon Russell went out on his own as a singer, he played with nearly everyone as a session...
The Cost of Dangerous Jails: Two More High Ticket Payouts for LA County Jail Deaths
TWO DEATHS, TWO HIGH $$ PAYOUTS Despite the work toward reform in the Los Angeles County Jails in...
With Our Deepest Thanks to All Our Veteran Brothers & Sisters, Sons & Daughters
The string of Springsteen songs below is from the 2014 Concert for Valor. Dave Grohl played a...
Leonard Cohen: The Death of the Incandescent Songwriter-Poet, 1932 – 2016
RollingStone explained the irreplaceable Mr. Cohen and his music very well: “Leonard Cohen...
Post-Election Roundup
At WitnessLA, we have been following a handful of the 17 ballot initiatives Californians either...