A mother says that if she’d had a better understanding of her son’s juvenile justice proceedings, the information would have guided her decisions in court in the spring of 2012 when he was found delinquent for carrying a weapon – a pocket knife – on school grounds.
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Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
An OC Teen Teeters on the Edge of Deportation
Alex had landed in Orange County’s juvenile hall after bringing a pocket knife to school in 2012. Since, he’s lived on a slippery slope toward deportation.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Lost Boys: Undocumented Youth Face Perilous Journey Through Justice System
For years, legal scholars and immigrant youth advocates have clashed with probation departments regarding the disclosure of confidential information about undocumented juveniles to federal immigration authorities without a court order. Part one of a four-part series.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Sources: County Fires Housing Authority Employees for Misconduct
The county is terminating five employees in response to findings from a personnel investigation into misconduct at the agency, according to sources.
Posted inSanta Ana
Judge Denies DA Request to Widen Net in Santa Ana Gang Injunction
For the second time, Franz E. Miller ruled that a group of people fighting an injunction in the Townsend Street neighborhood deserve their day in court.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Boy’s Death Becomes Flashpoint in Battle Over Gang Injunction
The District Attorney’s Office says the December killing of a 17-year-old provides justification for a gang injunction in Santa Ana’s Townsend Street neighborhood. Defense attorneys say prosecutors are exploiting the death.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Judge Rules That Group Can Challenge Gang Injunction
Members of the group are listed in court filings as alleged gang members, but aren’t named as defendants in injunction against Townsend Street gang.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Judge: Residents Owed Due Process in Gang Injunction Case
Attorneys for 14 residents of Santa Ana’s Townsend Street neighborhood successfully fought an attempt by the Orange County District Attorney to enforce the injunction against them.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Discrimination Alleged at County Housing Authority
Latino housing inspectors allege that the agency’s Vietnamese-dominated hierarchy systematically discriminates against Latinos and knowingly allows Vietnamese residents to defraud the county’s housing voucher program.
