Currently, prosecutors in both the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems have too much discretion in pressing charges, determining what sentences are sought, and negotiating plea deals. Trial by jury is a key tenant of the American criminal justice system, but heightened prosecutorial power significantly reduces the power and frequency of a trial by peers. Attempts at sentencing reform must address largely unchecked prosecutorial discretion.
““Progressive prosecutor” has clearly become a buzzword as of late, but what exactly does it mean to be one? Progressive prosecutors tend to sound “more like liberal activists and civil rights lawyers than traditional hard-nosed DAs,” and are seeking to transform criminal justice systems, as my colleague Del Quentin Wilber put it a few months ago.“
LA Times
November 12, 2019
Read More“‘I’m the only candidate who has visited a loved one behind bars, that still does that,’ he said in an interview. ‘I’m the only candidate who has ever defended somebody accused of a crime’.“
New York Times
May 24, 2019
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