“It’s been two months since Angelenos woke up to a completely frightening reality on our city streets,” said Los Angeles City ...

It’s already been an unusual July 4 weekend as LA County Parks and Recreation cancelled a number of celebrations out of ...

A decision by the California Supreme Court sheds rare light on how family police agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) like the Los Angeles County Department of Children and ...

Together, families of color made up at least 84.2 percent of the families whom DCFS decided needed intervention. Meanwhile, white kids comprised 20.2 percent of the county’s children, but made up 10.8 ...

In May of 2022, WitnessLA reported in detail about how Walton was retaliated against for her unwillingness to go along with the provably false story that then Sheriff Villanueva told regarding a ...

On May 30, of this year, the conviction of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney prompted a renewed discussion on the importance of the rule of law in the U.S. A reminder of ...

The “crisis” facing Foster Family Agencies is an opportunity for real reform Recent developments in California and New York make it clear: Foster care is now known to be so harmful to children—and ...

For a little over six months, kids accused of some serious crimes in Los Angeles County have the opportunity to avoid incarceration, court, and convictions through a special youth diversion program ...

On June 7, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on a new motion co-authored by Supervisors Mark Ridley-Thomas and Janice Hahn, that when it passed early on Tuesday afternoon, will ...

Editor’s note: As many readers are aware, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or DJJ, the state’s youth prison system, will stop taking youth from California’s counties in July of this year. This ...

The California Contract Cities Association, which represents the 42 cities that contract for law enforcement services with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, has sent LA County Sheriff Alex ...

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand reentry programs that provide community-based treatment to people found incompetent to stand trial who would otherwise languish ...