OC Prosecutors Move to Dissolve Controversial Gang Injunctions

OC prosecutors move to dissolve controversial gang injunctions

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to dissolve all existing gang injunctions covering neighborhoods in more than a half-dozen local cities, a move celebrated by civil rights groups that have long opposed what were once mainstays of local law enforcement’s anti-gang efforts. Gang injunctions — civil court orders limiting the actions of documented gang members in specific neighborhoods where there were increases in gang crime …

Orange County D.A. dismisses gang injunctions against hundreds of people

Facing mounting legal pressure from activist groups, Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer moved Tuesday to dismiss gang injunctions that affected more than 300 people.

These 13 OC gang injunctions could be dissolved soon

The 13 active civil gang injunctions are against 317 individuals in Orange County.

OCDA forced to dissolve 13 O.C. gang injunctions by the State of California - New Santa Ana

Santa Ana – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has proactively filed a motion to dissolve 13 active gang injunctions against 317 individuals across Orange County from being restricted by the injunctions’ requirements, including associating with known gang members and wearing known gang clothing, in a specific area claimed by a criminal street gang. The injunctions were implemented between 2006 and January 2015. Assembly Bill 333, enact…

Breaking: Spitzer Files to Dissolve ALL 13 Gang Injunctions in OC!

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