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San Quentin Hit With More Than $420,000 in Fines For Endangering Workers Amid the Pandemic
California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) fined San Quentin State...
DA George Gascón & Prosecutors’ Union Went to Court to see who’s the boss – legally speaking
On Tuesday, Feb. 2, there was a two-hour virtual court hearing pertaining to the LA Association...
Rising Jail Spending Hit $25 Billion, Pre-Pandemic. The Impact of COVID-Reduced Jail Populations Is Not Yet Clear.
Between 2007 and 2017, there was a 20 percent overall decrease in crime nationwide, and a 19...
LA District Attorney Gascón hires 2nd in command at LAPD to run DA’s Bureau of Investigation
On Monday, February 1, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón administered the oath of...
Op-Ed: The importance of George Gasćon’s Three Strikes reform & what you should know about the pushback from LA prosecutors & police unions
California’s three strikes law has done 28 years of damage to our state. Now, L.A’s...
California Lawmakers Try Again to Get Rid of (Most) Cash Bail
On Wednesday, a trio of California lawmakers introduced bills that would set bail at $0 for all...
Victims behind bars: Trafficking survivors still struggle despite state laws
California has evolved in how it treats victims of sex trafficking. But many victims, most of them...
As Biden Dumps For Profit Prisons With New Exec Order, 100 Criminal Justice Leaders — Including LA DA George Gascón & a List of Other Prosecutors — Urge POTUS to End Death Penalty
"Over the past year, we witnessed thirteen federal executions, all an assault on human dignity and...
As LA Moves Toward Closing Men’s Central Jail, County Supes Vote to Move Toward Building a Restorative Justice Village
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion from...