During LA County Public Defender’s first Open House held Aug. 10, Dep. Public Defender Alisa Blair gave the community a reality check.

The first-ever LGBTQ-Plus branch of the Collaborative Court has officially launched at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center downtown LA.

The father took his young daughter for sandwiches at Subway. But police claimed he was speeding on his motorcycle and fleeing officers at that time. Police said they recognized him as someone they had pulled over before and noted his distinctive motorcycle.

The Hon. Michael A. Corriero, who served as a judge for 28 years in the criminal courts of New York State, told his audience about the tragic tale of six year old Maria.

During a panel discussion of a new PBS documentary, Charm City, about a collaborative community effort to take back Baltimore, LA County Assistant Public Defender Candis Glover spoke about the need to reach youths early on — before they enter the criminal justice system.