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