A new top prosecutor for the nation’s largest county is taking office Monday with a promise to usher in a tougher-on-crime ...

The ousting of the two district attorneys punctuates a change in statewide views on law enforcement and public safety approaches. California voters this election overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 ...

This letter is sent on behalf of the undersigned organizations who work for safe and just communities and have led the work ...

Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman on Wednesday, Nov. 6, declared victory in his bid to become Los Angeles ... of Deputy District Attorneys, which represents deputy D.A.s in L.A. County ...

Californians took the law into their own hands this Election Day, using their collective voice to shut down the soft-on-crime experiments that have plagued the Golden State over the last decade ...

Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Pamela Bozanich, who prosecuted the murderous brothers in their first trial, doesn’t believe new evidence indicating the pair had been ...

The election of a new Los Angeles County District Attorney means the resentencing hearing of brothers and convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez scheduled for next month could be pushed back.

“Nevertheless, I have called Mr. Hochman and wish him the best as Los Angeles County’s next District Attorney. I’m deeply proud of what we’ve accomplished over the past four years and ...