Progressive DAs are shaking up the criminal justice system. Pro-police groups aren't happy.
Progressive, reform-minded prosecutors are winning elections across the country and beginning to overhaul the criminal justice system from the inside out.
These left-leaning Democratic district attorneys have sought reforms to the bail system, curbed enforcement of lower-level marijuana offenses, increased the use of diversion programs over jail time — and vowed to hold police accountable for wrongdoing.
Their actions have infuriated some law enforcement groups and Attorney General William Barr said last week they are "demoralizing to law enforcement and dangerous to public safety.
more:
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/these-reform-prosecutors-are-shaking-system-pro-police-groups-aren-n1033286?cid=eml_nbn_20190819
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