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Government,
Criminal

Feb. 9, 2023

Convicted gang murderers commit new crimes

Gascón claims to rely on “data and science.” What the data reveals from this group of convicted murderers is that 66% have been re-arrested and are now charged with murder or having guns . . . again

Kathleen Cady

Kathy Cady began her career as a prosecutor in 1989 and retired in 2019. She is one of several former prosecutors who are providing pro bono assistance to crime victims in response to Gascón's policies.

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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's blanket Youth Justice policy mandated that several "former minors" who were convicted by a jury of gang murder and sentenced in criminal court be released. In less than one and a half years, two thirds of these convicted murderers have been charged with new felonies.

These convicted murderers, who w...

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