The California Victim Compensation Board collects restitution and provides financial aid for crime recovery expenses such as funeral costs, income loss and mental health services to eligible ...

Rather than charging youth, AB 1186 proposes requiring the California Victim Compensation Board to pay the restitution to crime victims directly and immediately. The bill is currently on the suspense ...

Two depressingly common forms of violence that happen behind closed doors – spousal abuse and human trafficking – could ...

LA County approves a $4 billion settlement for over 6,800 sexual abuse claims in juvenile facilities, marking the largest payout in county history. The settlement, linked to decades of abuse, aims to ...