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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 …
After 19-Year-Old Andrew Martinez’s Death, LA County Supes …
WEBSep 25, 2019 · On Tuesday, in response to the suicide of a 19-year-old transgender foster youth on September 4, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion meant to further establish and strengthen the “system of support” for LGBTQ+-identifying kids and young adults in the county’s care.
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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 ...
Judge Nash Issues Order to Open Juvenile Dependency …
WEBJan 31, 2012 · Juvenile Court Presiding Judge Michael Nash did a brave and important thing on Friday—and then again on Monday. On Friday he issued a draft order to open the Juvenile dependency courts to the press, allowing fresh air into a system in Los Angeles County that has long been disastrously closed. Then …
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 ...
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.
LA County Spent $81.5 Million on LASD Litigation Costs and …
WEBFeb 1, 2020 · The County’s Rising Legal Costs. Overall, LA County’s litigation costs jumped 9 percent in fiscal year 2018-2019, to $148.5 million, over the previous year’s $135.7 million, according to the latest annual litigation report, which County Counsel is slated to present to the LA County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 18.
LASD whistleblower files lawsuit for retaliation. Her husband Eric ...
WEBDec 8, 2021 · On Tuesday morning, Lt. Sidra Sherrod-Strong, who has been a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 26 years, said in a press conference she is suing the department for retaliation that rained down on her, when she reported the multiple brands of what she described wrongdoing she witnessed.
Under Settlement, LAPD and City Attorney Must Offer Individuals …
WEBDec 30, 2020 · In October 2016, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and its justice leaders, alleging “unconstitutional enforcement” of approximately 46 gang injunctions restricting the actions and movement of thousands of LA residents, without allowing those individuals to contest the city’s claim that they were a gang member.. Now, the City of LA has agreed to a proposed ...
A Close Look at the Final Five in the Running for LA County …
WEBSep 7, 2016 · SHEILA MITCHELL. Sheila Mitchell is considered a juvenile justice hero by many because of the notable reform she instituted as chief of probation in Santa Clara County on the juvenile side of the agency she ran for nearly ten years.. Although Santa Clara is obviously much smaller than LA County, the department that Mitchell took over in 2004 was reportedly a hot mess, strongly emphasizing ...
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