After waves of criminal justice reforms, prosecutors now want to lock in pleas, ask defendants to give up future rights

“The San Diego County District Attorney has a new tactic aimed at locking in prison terms in plea-bargained cases, by requiring defendants to give up any rights they may have in the future to seek a lower sentence if the Legislature or the courts change the law under which they were sent to prison.“

San Diego Union-Tribune

April 17, 2019