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WEB6 days ago · Community Groups Withdraw Support for Bill After Amendment Authorizes Solitary Confinement of Pregnant People. Passed by both the California Assembly and Senate, AB 2527, the “Dignified Care of Incarcerated Pregnancy Act,” will soon face a final decision from Governor Gavin Newsom. One significant …
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WEBOur Supporters. Our generous and valued supporters include: The California Endowment, The Fund for Investigative Journalism, The Institute for Justice and Journalism (which gave us our first grant, through a fund sponsored by the Ford Foundation). Most recently we have received a 2021-22 John S. Knight Foundation Community Impact Fellowship, to help WitnessLA “focus on practical solutions to ...
LA Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission Members Named
WEBOct 31, 2016 · The nine people who will make up the LA County Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission have finally been chosen. The commissioners-to-be and the birth of the commission itself is slated to be officially confirmed by a vote of the LA Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Most LASD watchers are relieved that an oversight commission for the recently ...
Probation
WEBNew Probation Commission Must Have Subpoena Power Says Important New Report Detailing the “Dire Need” for Oversight. June 11, 2019. 2 Comments. After ten months of public meetings, which were often intensely emotional, the special panel...
CA Correctional Officers at High Risk for Depression, PTSD
WEBAug 24, 2018 · Specifically, 39 percent of all officers and 47 percent of those who felt unsafe at work reported feeling chronically exhausted even after sleeping. PTSD, nightmares, depression, and thoughts of suicide. In addition, the researchers found, the stress of the job produced a high incidence of depression among the officers surveyed.
Series
WEBA new lawsuit brought by an eyewitness whistleblower shoots giant holes in Villanueva’s story about the incident of the head-kneeling deputy—plus lots more in the way of alleged corruption by LA County’s sheriff. This morning, attorney Vincent Miller released the second complaint in a series of civil rights...
News
WEBDeconstructing the Conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Chapter 11 – the Supremes. August 8, 2024. Add Comment. The case of Mark Ridley-Thomas is due to be heard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in November... August 3, 2024.
LA County Probation
WEBDisturbing new lawsuit alleging 16-year-old boy forced to take estrogen in LA juvenile hall as behavior control “medication” points again to urgent need for oversight of nation’s largest probation department. July 7, 2020. 45 Comments. On June 7, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on a new motion co-authored by...
Investigations
WEBFor the young people in Los Angeles County’s 12 juvenile camps, 3 juvenile halls, and one... 1. Teenager at LA County Probation’s Sylmar Juvenile Hall Beaten on Video by Four Probation Officers as Supervisor Watches. THE BEATDOWN On April 24, four Los Angeles County probation officers allegedly beat a non-combative...
LASD
WEBUpdate on LASD recruits injured, several critically, when hit by speeding SUV in devastating incident. November 16, 2022. 14 Comments. Slightly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, November 16, an SUV traveling southbound on Mills...