L.A. officials are erasing more than 1 million minor citations and warrants. This marks a major effort to change a system that has led to homeless people being repeatedly ticketed and arrested for minor infractions, such as sleeping on public property.
In an effort to break a cycle that has made it harder for homeless people to find housing and services, Los Angeles officials announced Wednesday that they were erasing more than 1 million minor citations and warrants that they said had kept people trapped in the court system.
Officials called the plan the “Fugitive Misdemeanant Recovery Program” and said it would also save the courts money. Moreover, the action will help the LAPD and other police focus on getting the worst criminals off the streets instead of officers spending crucial time on minor infractions involving homeless people.This summer, Moore told the Los Angeles Police Commission that the plan was in the pipeline. At the time, a spokesman for Feuer declined to reveal any details.
In separate motions to the Los Angeles Superior Court, both Feuer and Lacey moved to suspend fines and fees for minor pedestrian, quality-of-life and moving violations.Feuer also recalled and quashed nearly 150,000 warrants, and moved to dismiss about 800,000 pending years-old infraction citations.
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