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Given chance to avoid jail and criminal charges, mentally ill, addicted and homeless people in LA pass

LOS ANGELES — A diversion program in Los Angeles designed to keep mentally ill, addicted or homeless adults out of jail and instead provide treatment and housing is having little success, according to statistics provided by police officials.

Los Angeles Times

‘America could be truly free’: John Legend on his fight to overhaul the criminal justice system

The Grammy-winning singer speaks to the Guardian about mass incarceration and his campaign to elect progressive prosecutors

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Man accused of attacking Dave Chappelle is charged with unrelated attempted murder

LOS ANGELES — The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl earlier this month was charged Thursday with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing last year.

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The attack on Dave Chappelle didn't constitute a felony, LA DA says

George Gascón has defended his decision not to pursue a felony charge, saying the attacker had a folding knife on him but didn't use it. Gascón also says he will work on safety at performance venues.

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Why Is Dave Chappelle's Stand-Up Not Included In Netflix's Upcoming Comedy Specials?

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) will not include Dave Chappelle’s segment in the streaming version of its recent comedy festival, but the exclusion is not based on the assault that occurred while Chappelle was in performance.

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LA city attorney charges suspect in Dave Chappelle attack at Hollywood Bowl

LOS ANGELES — Hours after Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón’s office declined to file felony charges against a man who tackled comedian Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl, City Atty. Mike Feuer announced late Thursday afternoon that his office had filed four misdemeanor counts against the suspect.

Los Angeles Times

DA won’t charge suspect in Dave Chappelle attack with assault with a deadly weapon

LOS ANGELES — While police say the man who tackled comedian Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl had a replica gun with a knife, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges.

Los Angeles Times

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The Los Angeles DA's office is at war with itself. How does anything get done?

LOS ANGELES — In normal times, the convicted sex offender's request for leniency would have been met with a swift, emphatic "no" from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Los Angeles Times

Killer of LA philanthropist Jacqueline Avant is sentenced to 150 years in prison

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced the man convicted in the murder of Jacqueline Avant to 150 years to life in prison, saying he shot a "highly vulnerable" 81-year-old woman in the back and then giggled about it afterward.

Los Angeles Times

Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant's killer shot her in the back, laughed and bragged about it, records show

LOS ANGELES — The man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year shot her in the back and later laughed and bragged about the killing, according to court records reviewed by The Times.

Los Angeles Times

17 LA gangs have sent out crews to follow and rob city's wealthiest, LAPD says

LOS ANGELES — More than a dozen Los Angeles gangs are targeting some of the city's wealthiest residents in a new and aggressive manner, sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, according to police.

Los Angeles Times

Conservatives Say They Care About the Constitution. Until They Talk About Criminal Justice.

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the nation's first Supreme Court justice to have served as a public defender, and the first since Thurgood Marshall to have experience as a defense attorney. That's good.

Reason

Nicholas Goldberg: We're swinging back toward 'tough-on-crime' before progressive reforms have had a chance

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, the cop-turned-reformer who came to office in 2020 promising to transform the justice system so it "works for everyone," is fighting for his political life.

Los Angeles Times

How a single case challenged the LA prosecutor’s reform agenda: ‘Nobody is happy’

The developments show how media coverage of horrific crimes can help derail criminal justice reform

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Anita Chabria: The Hannah Tubbs case is a self-inflicted wound on Gascón and criminal justice reform

LOS ANGELES — Somewhere inside the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, 26-year-old Hannah Tubbs is serving her sentence for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old child in a Denny's bathroom nearly a decade ago.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles DA Gascón backtracks on policies on juveniles, life sentences

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors can now seek to try juveniles as adults and pursue life sentences against defendants in certain cases, according to memos issued Friday by Dist. Atty. George Gascón, marking a major shift in his all-or-nothing stances on certain criminal justice reform issues.

Los Angeles Times

Caruso wants 1,500 more LAPD officers, says he'll put company in a blind trust

LOS ANGELES — If elected mayor, Rick Caruso said Monday he wants to add 1,500 officers to the Los Angeles Police Department and promised to put his businesses in a blind trust to avoid potential conflicts of interest while he served in office.

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Petitions to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón approved for circulation

Our weekly summary of state local news highlights a recall effort against LA County DA George Gascón and redistricting updates. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State Local Tap.

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Petitions to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón approved for circulation

Petitions to recall George Gascón from his position as the Los Angeles County District Attorney in California were approved for circulation on Jan. 27. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect 566,857 signatures by July 6.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County Registrar approves recall petition for Dist. Atty. George Gascón

LOS ANGELES — Campaign organizers seeking to recall Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón can now start collecting signatures in their second bid to remove the progressive prosecutor from office, officials said.

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