An excellent half-hour documentary from Discovery Education, that is offered to teachers to show...
Aging Out: Young Man Writes a Letter to the Foster Care System that Failed Him
After spending 20 of his 21 years in foster care, separated from his siblings, and passed around...
CA Grand Juries Regain the Power to Indict Law Enforcement Officers
California’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed a 2016 law that banned the use of...
Former LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Sexton to Be Released From Prison in Surprise Decision
JAMES SEXTON TO BE RELEASED In a surprise decision at a Thursday afternoon hearing, U.S. District...
Supes Vote to Create Office to Protect LA County’s Immigrants
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create an Office of Immigrant Affairs...
LASD to Get More Mental Health Teams
In addition to passing a motion to create an Office of Immigrant Affairs (mentioned in the story...
Prosecutors Announce They Will Retry Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca
FEBRUARY RETRIAL FOR BACA Government prosecutors announced Tuesday that they would retry former Los...
Research Reveals Importance of Moms’ Participation in Kids’ Justice System Process
Kids who commit first-time crimes have a higher likelihood of reoffending when their mothers do not...
SCOTUS Considers Whether Defendants’ Court Fees Should Be Reimbursed Once a Conviction is Overturned
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court considered whether Colorado is legally obligated to...
THE TRIAL OF LEE BACA: To Retry or Not to Retry
LIFE AFTER THE 11-1 HUNG JURY On Tuesday at 11 a.m., former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca, his team of...
New Report Says Girls in LA County Juvenile Camps Don’t Have Adequate Items for Personal Hygiene – Supes Want to Know Why
THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGNITY—AND WHERE IT IS LACKING FOR LA PROBATION’S GIRLS At the...
Embattled Oakland Police Dept. Gets a Chief After 6 Months Without a Leader
Oakland mayor appoints first female police chief, Anne Kirkpatrick.
Study Finds Racial Gap in Positive Outcomes Following Juvenile Incarceration
A study by Northwestern University researchers takes a close look at the outcomes of teenagers who...
First Ever Sobering Center in Skid Row to Divert Intoxicated Homeless From Jail and the Hospital
Los Angeles County officials opened LA County's first-ever sobering center in Skid Row.
“No Such Thing as a Child Prostitute” Bill Becomes State Law
On January 1, a new state law aimed at decriminalizing children who are victims of sex trafficking...
Should LA Sheriff’s Deputies be Criminally Charged or Fired for Failure to Act in Torture Death of 8-Year-old Gabriel Fernandez?
WHAT ABOUT THE DEPUTIES? The torture death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez in May of 2013...
WLA Dark This Week, But Back in Full Force on January 3
WitnessLA is dark this week unless there’s news we simply cannot avoid. Then we will be back...
Hung Jury in Baca Trial – “Unable to reach a Verdict,” Deadlocked at 11 /1 for Acquittal
BACA JURY HANGS At approximate 2:15, Judge Percy Anderson announced that the foreperson of the jury...