LA County’s $8.6M Accenture Contract Violates Care First Policy & Measure J

CFCI / Measure J Funding is intended for independent pretrial services and treatment – not expensive consultant contracts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2023  LOS ANGELES – La Defensa co-founded the ReimagineLA Coalition with the explicit intent of moving LA County dollars to community-based services outside of law enforcement, including pretrial services. With the support of over 2 million … Read more

RMJ Court Outreach Team Member

→ APPLY HERE Now Recruiting Court Outreach Team Members! LA DEFENSA MISSION La Defensa is leading the movement to decarcerate the largest jail population in the United States–the LA County jail system. We’re working to reduce the power and scope of the judiciary, law enforcement, and the legal injustice system. We’re also fighting for a … Read more

Meet Our New Executive Director: Ivette Alé-Ferlito

Ivette & Eunisses

We are thrilled to introduce you to our new Executive Director Ivette Alé-Ferlito. Ivette, one of the co-founders of La Defensa, has officially taken the helm of the organization, as our other co-founder, Eunisses, steps into her new role as Los Angeles City Council Member of the First District. Ivette transitions to La Defensa from … Read more