LA County’s proposal to 'decarcerate'
jail population withdrawn after pushback
from public, law enforcement
Posted By: earlybird, 4/4/2023 11:45:56 AM
A controversial proposal by Los Angeles County Board members to "decarcerate" jails was withdrawn from Tuesday’s agenda after opposition from the public and law enforcement. The agenda item was titled "Los Angeles County to take Actionable Next Steps to Depopulate and Decarcerate the Los Angeles County Jails."Introduced by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis, the proposal outlined that it would "Declare the state of mental health services and overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jails a humanitarian crisis, requiring the County to move with all deliberate speed on meaningful solutions; and prioritize decreasing the number of individuals entering the Los Angeles County Jails."
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Jon Voight: Trump Will ‘Save’ Nation
from ‘Barbaric Left Insanity’ Despite
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from ‘Barbaric Left Insanity’ Despite
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Read: Donald Trump’s Indictment
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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Trump was indicted by a New York grand jury following a probe by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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That includes the payment made to Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress who has claimed Trump had an affair with her, according to the charges.
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San Francisco, RIP?
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Now that we’ve seen what District Attorney Alvin Bragg has, the old Peggy Lee song comes to mind.
Is that all there is? Yes, that’s all there is.
The charges against Donald Trump are almost exactly as predicted.
They are weak and, most important, political.
As such, they are shockingly-blatant punishment for Trump daring to become president. In this sordid case, the letters D.A. stand for Democrat Attorney.
The charges are the crime.
Shame on Bragg for abusing his authority and turning his office into a partisan outpost.
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* Bill Melugin, and Alexandria Hernandez
To put it bluntly, these two Dem harpies lit a firestorm. All hell broke loose when their proposal was made public. The backlash from the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association was immediate and powerful. Oldtimer Solis and her apparent protegee, newbie supervisor Horvath were sent skulking off.