Why California Wants to Recall Its Most Progressive Prosecutors
San Francisco and Los Angeles are two of America’s most liberal large counties. Democrats dominate their elected offices up and down the ballot. Yet in...
Spokane County shifts course on criminal justice reform program despite concerns from Prosecutor’s Office
Spokane County appears to be shifting system on a substantial, but stalled, felony justice reform plan. On Tuesday, the commissioners gave Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich authorization...
Bill to limit criminal justice reform program leaves prosecutors with an ‘ax’ and a ‘hammer,’ top lawyers say
HB257′s sponsor acknowledged the invoice is aimed at Utah County Lawyer David Leavitt, an outspoken proponent of pre-submitting diversion packages.(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake...
What’s behind rising violent crime? Progressive prosecutors’ non-enforcement of the law
“Mutual combatants.” I was a prosecutor for approximately 20 years and taught felony law. But I must confess, I’d missed that 1 and hence had to...