Villanueva: Sheriff's department to attend parole hearings in absence of LA County DA prosecutors
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says members of his department will be present at parole hearings in the absence of deputy district attorneys.
In a letter Wednesday to District Attorney George Gascon, Villanueva questioned why the prosecutors have been barred from attending the parole hearings and added his department would appear on behalf of victims' families to give them a "voice."
Villanueva said the sheriff's department has traditionally written letters expressing public safety concerns when a state prisoner is scheduled for a parole hearing.