On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion focused on addressing gun...
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What Did Monday’s Ruling About DA Gascón’s New Justice Reform Policies Really Mean?
On Monday morning, February 8, Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant issued his ruling on the...
ACLU Sues Lancaster and the LASD for Criminalizing Poverty With $500 and $1,000 Citations
In Lancaster, a desert city in the northern part of Los Angeles County, local officials have come...
LA City Council Sitting on Motions to Reimagine Public Safety, Community Groups Say
Moving quickly in response to protests and demands to overhaul public safety in Los Angeles, city...
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...