Nathan Hochman, the newly elected Los Angeles County district attorney, sits for a photo before an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles on November 13, 2024. Jae C. Hong/AP CNN — ...

Gascón, known as the “Godfather” of progressive prosecutors, promised to enact a “more humane” criminal justice system when he was elected in 2020 amid a national criminal justice reform ...

California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime. The stiffer penalties on some drug and theft crimes that voters recently approved with Proposition 36 took effect this month. Weeks ...

California voters decided this week to roll back criminal justice reforms and appeared to be ousting progressive prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, effectively reversing decisions ...

Violent crime jumped 8% in Los Angeles County from 2019 to 2023, according to California Department of Justice Data, the Los Angeles Times reported — although it rose more in other California ...

Four years after nationwide calls for a reimagining of the criminal justice system, voters dramatically reversed course on Tuesday night. California voters passed Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime ...

A new top prosecutor for the nation’s largest county is taking office Monday with a promise to usher in a tougher-on-crime approach after Los Angeles voters took heightened anxiety over crime ...

Hochman points to data from the California Department of Justice that shows violent crimes in Los Angeles County increased by 12% in Gascón’s first three years in office, with property crimes ...