Some prosectors concerned LA s new progressive prosecutor is progressing too far
Last month I noted in this post that L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón made a lot of bold policy changes in his first day in office. Now this new
Politico article, headlined California prosecutors revolt against Los Angeles DA’s social justice changes, highlights the push-back these policy changes are engendering. Here are excerpts:
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón ran on a vow to shake up America’s largest law enforcement jurisdiction. Sweeping progressive changes followed and so has the California backlash.
Within weeks of taking office, Gascón instructed prosecutors to stop seeking the death penalty and trying juveniles as adults. He ordered a halt to most cash bail requests and banned prosecutors from appearing at parole hearings. Most controversially, he barred prosecutors from seeking various sentencing enhancements.