Posts by Nicholas

LOS ANGELES – Today, in the wake of the Judicial Council’s decision to rescind the $0 bail order, George Gascón called on District Attorney Jackie Lacey not to seek bail in cases previously covered. “Crime has gone down in Los Angeles since the Judicial Council set bail at $0 for some low-level and non-violent offenses, a […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón called on Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and City Attorney Mike Feuer to reject all cases presented and to dismiss all cases filed against peaceful protestors for technical violations incurred while exercising their First Amendment rights such as curfew violations, trespassing, blocking a sidewalk or roadway, noise or […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders threw his support behind George Gascón to be LA’s next District Attorney.  In announcing his support, Senator Sanders said: “George Gascón is running in a race the LA Times called the most important contest in the country outside of the presidency. Los Angeles is home to the largest […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – LA District Attorney candidate George Gascón criticized the current DA’s approach to excessive force cases among officers in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), especially in regard to an excessive force case in Boyle Heights. He stated, “Angelenos need an independent advocate who knows the law and is unafraid to hold […]

Outbreaks of coronavirus in jails and prisons are turning lethal for the accused and sheriff’s deputies alike. The situation is another fatality of mass incarceration, a system of injustice that led us to cram thousands of non-violent offenders into cages. For better or worse, this dynamic will define the arc of criminal justice reform. But […]