LA District Attorney Announces More Than 1,500 Organized Retail Theft Charges Since 2019
LOS ANGELES, CA – The upsurge in organized retail theft impacting retailers in Los Angeles County has…
CA Gov Gavin Newsom Touts Big Expenditures to Crackdown on Retail Theft
By Lily Rusk SACRAMENTO, CA – In 2024 California Highway Patrol recorded 717 arrests for retail crime,…
New Report Separates Indigenous Migrants from ‘Hispanic/Latino’ Labels
By Vy Tran LOS ANGELES, CA – A preliminary report identifying the different indigenous migrant communities from…
New Los Angeles Home Supports Women Post-Incarceration Aiming to Prevent Recidivism
LOS ANGELES, CA — Turning Point officially opened its newest installation of the Sisterhood Alliance for Freedom…
2 Public Defenders and 1 Private Criminal Defense Attorney Earn Right to Advance to November Election as Progressive Judge Candidates
LOS ANGELES, CA – Two public defenders and one private criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles County,…
Man Exonerated after Nearly Two Decades Incarceration – Wrongful Conviction Marks 5th Los Angeles County Exoneration in 2 Weeks
LOS ANGELES, California— Marking the fifth exoneration of 2024, and the thirteenth exoneration under District Attorney George…
More Than 200 Organized Retail Theft Cases Filed in 2023 by Los Angeles County District Attorney Office
By Julie McCaffrey LOS ANGELES, CA — Roughly 200 organized retail theft cases have been filed by…
Guest Commentary: Los Angeles Cities Are Wrong to Oppose Bail Reforms That Make Us Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Last fall, Los Angeles County implemented a well-researched bail policy that enabled judges…
Report Claims Los Angeles Reentry Program Showing Reduction in Crime
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Reductions in arrests and incarceration for participants was greater…
Reformers Praise Los Angeles Cash Bail Reforms
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – This month, the Los Angeles Superior Court…
Fair And Just Prosecution Executive Director Makes Statement on Los Angeles Cash Bail Reforms
By Kayla Meraz and Julie McCaffrey LOS ANGELES, CA — A landmark new bail system known as…
Bail Project Praises Los Angeles for Recent Improvement of Bail System
By Cheyenne Galloway LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles initiated its new and improved bail schedule Oct….
Justice Reform Group Opposes Los Angeles County Deal with Firm Linked to Law Enforcement
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The criminal justice reform group La Defensa this week,…
Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues
By Yenah Lee & Holly Werris LOS ANGELES, CA — Within the past month, Los Angeles County…
Unlike Other States, California Ex-Prisoners Left on Own – Prison to Homelessness Pipeline Real Thing
By The Vanguard Staff LONG BEACH, CA – A recently-released prisoner here, Alberto Perez, has bounced around…
Catalyst California and ACLU Report Details Unethical Police Work, Impact on Los Angeles and Riverside Counties
By Claire Hsu LOS ANGELES, CA – Catalyst California and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of…
Los Angeles County Settles ‘Inhumane Conditions, Overcrowding’ Jail Lawsuit with ACLU
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union and Los Angeles County…
Prosecutors, Law Professors Discuss Impact of Prosecutorial Discretion
By Elina Sadeghian and Michael McCutcheon NEW YORK CITY, NY – A discussion program set up by…
ACLU Charges LA County Failing Court-Ordered Fixes to Jail, Claims Incarcerated ‘Continue to Suffer’
By Michael McCutcheon and Ivan Villegas LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County was in the hot…
Federal Judge Orders LA County to Address Conditions and Overcrowding in Jail Booking Facilities
By Naya Wiezel and Alexis Rios-Jimenez LOS ANGELES – The American Civil Liberties Committee Tuesday praised U.S….
