31 May High Tech and Misdemeanors
Challenging misdemeanors using experts and high technology....
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28 May Judging Child as Child
Held by the Public Defender's Juvenile Division, the Juvenile Delinquency Law Training Seminar considers the case of Maria, 6....
24 May National Award Win
The Public Defender’s Office has won a National Association of Counties Award for post-conviction relief. ...
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. ...
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....
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....
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.”...
16 Jan Compton is Catalyst for Culture Change
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Joey had been in and out of the juvenile system since age 13 — the year his mother died of pneumonia and he entered foster care....