A faulty LA court system failed to report 464,000 criminal case outcomes to California from the 1980s to 2023, affecting hundreds of thousands.

The Los Angeles Superior Court disclosed that technical flaws in its decades-old case-management system prevented reporting of about 464,000 criminal case outcomes to the California Department of Justice from the 1980s to 2023, affecting roughly 408,000 individuals. The backlog included 380,000 convictions and 84,000 dismissals, with many cases now being processed. The court said most affected people have other recorded dispositions, but missing data could impact background checks and legal matters. All outstanding cases are being sent to the DOJ, and a new system with safeguards is in place to prevent future failures.