24 May National Award Win
The Public Defender’s Office has won a National Association of Counties Award for post-conviction relief. ...
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14 May Stop the Violence
Assistant LA County Public Defender Candis Glover speaks about the need to reach youths early on. ...
23 Apr Let’s Break the Cycle
The Assisted Outpatient Treatment program helps people with serious mental illness and treatment noncompliance. ...
05 Apr Mobilizing the Troops
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LA County Public Defender Ricardo García emphasized the need to protect the rights of a population under fire....
18 Mar Gideon Day
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Read about LA County Public Defender Ricardo García’s thoughts on the 56th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright in today’s op-ed in the Los Angeles Times....
13 Mar Ending the Death Penalty
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The Los Angeles County Public Defender strongly supports Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on executions in California, a historic step for criminal justice reform in the state....
07 Mar A Chance for Freedom
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On a recent Saturday, about 40 LA County Public Defender lawyers, paralegals and support staff pored through countless boxes of court cases with a single mission....
27 Feb Rehabilitation Wins
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After reports of continued abuse, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a phased elimination of chemical spray in juvenile facilities by year’s end. The action came after testimony....
13 Feb Trailblazing with Dignity
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The first Latino top attorney in his Office, LA County Public Defender Ricardo García has won the Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s (APABA) Trailblazer-in-the-Law Award. ...
01 Feb ‘Just doing our jobs’
For the first time in the LA County Public Defender’s Office, two paralegals have been commended by the State Senate for their “exemplary record of contribution to the people of California.”...