Court papers submitted to the L.A. County Superior Court on behalf of the dozen cities said the new zero-bail policy is a threat to public safety. KTLA's Omar Lewis reports on September 30, 2023.
A new zero-bail policy has taken effect in Los Angeles County, and now a dozen cities have taken legal action against it, arguing that it will lead to repeat offenders. Details: https://ktla.com ...
A group of cities suing to stop Los Angeles County Superior Court’s emergency bail policy is scheduled to make their case in ...
Georgia Valdes, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif. Oct. 10—Both West Covina and Baldwin Park have joined several other local cities seeking an injunction against Los Angeles County ...
More than 6,000 Angelenos are currently incarcerated pretrial in our county jails – around half the population of the nation’s largest jail system, a dangerous, dysfunctional network which has ...
By Aaron Littman, Alicia Virani, Nicholas Shapiro More than 6,000 Angelenos are currently incarcerated pretrial in our county jails – around half the population of the nation’s largest jail system, a ...
The city of Torrance is the latest to join a rapidly expanding number of cities suing to end Los Angeles County’s controversial zero-bail policy for those arrested for non-violent crimes. The Torrance ...
In recent years, the criminal justice system in California has undergone significant changes, and one of the most concerning is the trend toward Zero Bail. While this policy may be hailed by some ...
It was refreshing to hear Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner’s spirited and factual defense last week of the court’s new post-arrest policy, which eliminates money ...
Incumbent LA County District Attorney George Gascón defended his record in a debate held at the Public Library on Nov. 15. An expansive field of candidates for the role of Los Angeles County ...
