juvenile justice reform

George Gascon says he’s planning to put into place his reform efforts. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020.

Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon on Monday outlined sweeping plans for criminal justice reform as he was sworn-in to office, including major changes in how cases are charged, the use of cash bail, the removal of sentencing enhancements, and an expansion of efforts to overturn unjust convictions.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week voted to move juvenile offenders from the probation department into a new department focused on care and rehabilitation.

I-Team: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week voted to move juvenile offenders from the probation department into a new department focused on care and rehabilitation. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2020.

A teenage boy alleges he was given the female hormone estrogen after he was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder while in custody at a Los Angeles County juvenile hall last summer, a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last month states. The boy, then 16, was given the medication without his or his parents’ consent, but took it anyway…

A Michigan Judge has refused to release a Black 15-year-old girl who was incarcerated after failing to do her homework online, saying that the girl is benefiting from the juvenile detention center. Joshua Rovner of The Sentencing Project says youth of color are four times as likely as white youth to be detained or committed. He joined LX News to...

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