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Rocker Marilyn Manson won't be charged after long investigation of sexual assault allegations
Read full article: Rocker Marilyn Manson won't be charged after long investigation of sexual assault allegationsProsecutors say they won’t charge rocker Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation into sexual assault and domestic violence allegations.
California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews case
Read full article: California governor will not make clemency decision for Menendez brothers until new DA reviews caseCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom says he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez until newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the case.
In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
Read full article: In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimesThe incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that his first task in office is to eliminate the “pro-criminal blanket policies” of one of California’s most high-profile progressive prosecutors, George Gascón.
Resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents set for Dec. 11
Read full article: Resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents set for Dec. 11Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearing has been set for Dec. 11, when a judge will decide whether they will have a shot at freedom after spending 34 years behind bars for the shotgun killings of their parents in 1989.
What to know about the Menendez brothers' bid for freedom
Read full article: What to know about the Menendez brothers' bid for freedomThe district attorney of Los Angeles County has recommended resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez who were convicted for killing their parents in 1989 and may now have a pathway to freedom after spending 34 years behind bars.
Prosecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
Read full article: Prosecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parentsProsecutors are recommending that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills.
Californians' crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs
Read full article: Californians' crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAsTen years ago, 3.7 million Californians voted for a landmark measure that made many nonviolent crimes misdemeanors instead of felonies.
Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction
Read full article: Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder convictionProsecutors in Los Angeles say they are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Menendez brothers to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago.
Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life
Read full article: Man convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to lifeA man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock has been sentenced to 31 years to life in prison.
Suspect was 'targeting' Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in home break-in, district attorney says
Read full article: Suspect was 'targeting' Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in home break-in, district attorney saysA 29-year-old suspect in a break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been charged with burglary and vandalism.
Hornets forward Bridges facing 3 domestic violence charges
Read full article: Hornets forward Bridges facing 3 domestic violence chargesCharlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is facing three felony domestic violence charges in Southern California after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children last month.
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
Read full article: Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victoriesAlmost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering multiple victories in the 2020 election. And it worked,” said Maurice Mitchell, a Movement for Black Lives strategist and national director of the Working Families Party. He pointed to a ballot measure in Los Angeles County that reallocates money to services to keep people out of jail. The victories happened against a backdrop of mass incarceration and police brutality that took decades to construct: Almost 2.3 million Americans are incarcerated, Black and Latinx people disproportionately so. And Black people are far more likely to be pulled over, searched and or killed by police, studies of criminal justice data have repeatedly shown.