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One prosecuted a man shot by an ICE officer in South L.A. The other missed court deadlines in another man's detention case.
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Last fall, the Board of Supes approved a proposal to dismantle juvenile halls and probation camps. Five months later, the money to fund the plan isn’t in the County CEO's initial budget proposal.
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Reform advocates have hailed L.A. District Attorney George Gascón’s new policy as striking a blow against mass incarceration, while many in law enforcement say he’s endangering the public.
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The supervisors’ vote comes on the same day the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles released a new report detailing claims of “aggressive and continuous” harassment by deputies of two families.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva, embattled for much of the past three years, must now face an election challenge from one of his top lieutenants in the department.
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The bulk of the money — about $53 million — would go towards training, after three separate reports on the department’s handling of last summer’s demonstrations stressed that as a deficiency.
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Body cam video of the March 31 incident in which a deputy shot and wounded Isaias Cervantes only shows part of what happened. The family’s lawyer and disability rights advocates say the footage proves deputies needlessly escalated the situation.
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Black Caucus members are bringing back several bills that did not pass and introducing new reform legislation.
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Some $10 million would go towards alternative mental health crisis response programs, which have yet to be finalized.
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The verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd, has made millions across the country — including in L.A. — reflect on racial and criminal injustice.
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The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd.
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There's LAPD and LASD — and 70 more(!) police departments operating in Los Angeles County.
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Since the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commissioner is advisory only, it's up to Sheriff Alex Villanueva to decide whether to adopt the ban.
