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WEBSep 24, 2024 · The Catharsis of Accountability: My Healing Journey. September 24, 2024. Written by WLA Guest. Add Comment. by Yenni Rivera “I understand, take your time.”. That was a text I sent to my ex-husband as part of my family’s healing process, made possible with the help of a restorative justice program located in Los... Columns, Op-Eds ...
41st and Central, 1969 – The Black Panther Shootout & the birth …
WEBApr 6, 2011 · On December 9, 1969, a four-hour shootout took place at the Southern California Headquarters of the Black Panther Party. The massive exchange of gunfire was between a cluster of six Panther members who happened to be inside the headquarters and what would ultimately grown to be a force of 200 Los Angeles police officers, including a newly created LAPD team that would have its first real outing ...
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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...
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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 County Probation puts 66 officers on leave pending disciplinary ...
WEBMay 14, 2024 · LA County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa announced Monday that the department he leads has put 66 sworn probation officers on administrative leave since the beginning of 2024, pending internal affairs investigations into allegations of official misconduct, including at the county’s youth facilities. According to the email sent by Chief ...
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WEBAugust 26, 2024. 1 Comment. by Lynn Addington, Professor, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American... August 20, 2024. 1 Comment. Two new reports from The Sentencing Project reveal that while the number of kids in juvenile... August 14, 2024.
The Dehumanizing Effects of Inadequate Access to Menstrual …
WEBNov 17, 2019 · Thirty-eight states fail to legally require prisons and jails to provide menstrual products to the women they incarcerate, according to an issue brief from the ACLU and Period Equity.The report is focused on disparities in access to menstrual products at the national level, as that inadequate access impacts people with limited or no income, those lacking housing, and women involved in the ...
With a grand opening in LA, Young Women’s Freedom Center …
WEBJun 11, 2022 · On May 26, the Bay Area-based Young Women’s Freedom Center (YWFC) officially opened the doors of a new Los Angeles center, and simultaneously unveiled a magazine written by and for system-impacted youth. YWFC has been integral to efforts to reduce juvenile incarceration in Northern California, and to the passage of local and state-level legislation meant to improve the lives of young people ...
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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...
Tom Carey | Search Results
WEBMay 14, 2024 · OPERATION PANDORA’S BOX FINALLY GOES UP THE LADDER: The Day That Paul Tanaka and Tom Carey of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Were Federally Indicted. May 16, 2015. 83 Comments. “The allegations in the indictment include cover-ups, diversionary tactics, retribution and a... FBI • LASD • …