Government
Sep. 15, 2016
Brock Turner law won't limit sentencing discretion, it will shift it
Bills like AB 2888 do not actually limit discretion in sentencing. Instead, these bills shift sentencing discretion from the judge to the prosecutor, where bias and prosecutorial discretion often remain unchecked. By Mica Doctoroff
For over 30 years, California has been increasing criminal sentences and creating mandatory minimums in response to singular cases and court decisions. This type of hasty policymaking has brought us failed policies like the War on Drugs and California's Three Strikes Law, all of which have had unintended and often devastating consequences for our communities, and all of which have resulted in more low-income people and people of ...
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