Posts tagged Jackie Lacey
Editorial: America’s next most important election? The L.A. district attorney race

“The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is the nation’s largest local prosecutorial agency by far. Its caseload, together with L.A.’s position as a capital of innovation and a breeding ground for political movements, put the L.A. D.A.’s office in a position to influence justice policy not just here but throughout California and, arguably, around the nation. Practices established in L.A. may well set the course for dealing with homelessness, mental health care, policing and public safety everywhere. So there is a strong case to be made that aside from the presidential race, the most important item before voters in 2020 will be the race for L.A. County D.A.“

Los Angeles Times

October 21, 2019

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Prosecutors, State ReformsPhillip ReevesLos Angeles, LA Times, Jackie Lacey, George GasconComment
L.A. Prosecutor Touts Her Mental Health Reforms, But Critics Say She's Making the Crisis Worse

“But critics say Lacey herself isn’t the reformer she has claimed to be. Though in January she announced a new division in her office devoted to serving people with mental illness, the unit only has about two staffers, according to Joseph Iniguez, an assistant district attorney in Lacey’s office who is running against her in 2020. And Iniguez said line prosecutors aren’t properly trained on how to handle cases involving people with mental illness in court. “

The Appeal

June 7, 2019

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SentencingPhillip ReevesThe Appeal, Los Angeles, LA, Jackie LaceyComment
Op-Ed: Criminal justice reform is sweeping the country. But not L.A. County

“With such widespread support, it’s disheartening that Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor, Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey, hasn’t embraced some criminal justice reforms.Take the incarceration rate of Los Angeles County. We have about 618 people in prison per 100,000 residents, which is significantly higher than California’s overall rate of 496 per 100,000 residents and more than four times higher than San Francisco’s rate. Black residents are incarcerated at four times the rate of white residents.“

Los Angeles Times

February 27, 2019

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ProsecutorsPhillip ReevesJackie Lacey, LA Times, Los AngelesComment