Criminal Law: Laws that are punishable by imprisonment and the procedures for enforcing them.
- LA Law Library, Online Class, Facing Charges? Release and Bail Reduction Services: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1621-bail-reduction-pbw2020
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Know Your Rights When Interacting With Police: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1579-interacting-with-police-pbw2020
- LA Law Library, Online Class: Access to Police Personnel Files: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1566-access-to-police-personnel-files
- LA Law Library, Online Class, On Demand: Holding Public Officials Accountable to the Rule of Law: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1684-holding-public-officials-accountable-to-the-rule-of-law
Cleaning Criminal Records - Certain misdemeanors can be changed to "expunged" on your record showing the case was effectively dismissed.
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA): https://lafla.org/get-help/expungement/
- National Resource Center for Reaching Victims: http://reachingvictims.org/
- ON DEMAND: Cleaning Your Criminal Record: Where You Begin https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1866-on-demand-cleaning-your-criminal-record-where-you-begin
- California Courts-Legal Help For Clearing Your Criminal Record https://www.courts.ca.gov/42521.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
- California Courts-Legal Help For Clearing Your Criminal Record;https://www.courts.ca.gov/42521.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
- County of Ventura- Public Defender- Expungement clinic: https://vcpublicdefender.org/expungement-clinic/
- Superior Courts of the County of Orange - Clearing up your record https://www.occourts.org/self-help/criminal/cleaningupyourrecord.html
Prisoners' Rights and Prison Release Protocols: Prison inmates' civil rights and procedures for obtaining release from incarceration.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office: https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/district-attorney-jackie-lacey-directs-deputy-district-attorneys-help-reduce-jail
- The Marshall Project: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/03/17/tracking-prisons-response-to-coronavirus
Public Defender:
- California Public Defender and Legal Aid Contact List https://www.clearmyrecord.org/county-contact-list/#los-angeles
- California Office of the State Public Defender- Resources https://www.ospd.ca.gov/resources/
