Government,
Criminal
Jun. 12, 2017
DAs: Listen to voters, not Sessions
The attorney general's recent memo on sentencing reform is a destructive step into the dark ages on the part of the federal government -- but California's attorney general and elected district attorneys can help to avoid past missteps.
Ana Zamora
Criminal Justice Policy Director
American Civil Liberties of Northern California
Over the last couple of years, the country has seen a significant shift away from the "tough on crime" approach of the past toward a "smart on crime" approach, with notable bipartisan support. Nowhere is this trajectory more visible than in California, where we spend $70,812 per inmate in state prison each year and incarcerate around 120,000 people. Voters and policymakers alike increasingly understand that the ruthless and senseless mass incarceration fervor sparked in the 80s and 90s wit...
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