Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón Leaves California’s Powerful D.A. Association Gascón is battling a lawsuit, filed by his own line prosecutors and backed by the state DA association, against his criminal justice reforms. Jerry Iannelli Feb 16, 2021
Newly Elected Prosecutors Are Challenging the Death Penalty Two more anti-death penalty DAs were elected last week, and the new Los Angeles DA confirmed he would review past sentences. Daniel Nichanian Dec 09, 2020
Progressives See Super Tuesday as a Chance to Transform Los Angeles “We’re at a watershed moment for criminal justice reform,” Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, said about Measure R and LA’s upcoming DA election. Daniel Nichanian Feb 28, 2020
How Rachel Rossi Would Change the D.A.’s Role in Los Angeles: “It Takes a Public Defender” Rossi rules out seeking the death penalty or prosecuting sex work. “Oftentimes justice may mean a restorative outcome. Oftentimes justice may mean never filing a case,” she said in a Q&A. Daniel Nichanian Jan 16, 2020
How George Gascón Wants to Reform Los Angeles and Achieve “the Lowest Level of Intervention” “The problem is that LA County has come to a place where they use the most expensive and the most intrusive tools of the criminal justice system to deal with every behavior," Gascón said in a Q&A. Daniel Nichanian Jan 09, 2020
