re: proposed legislation, his role would be more advisory, “that is not central to the office of the prosecutor.”
tracci says his opponent doesn’t have all the facts & “fundamentally disagrees” that you should “indict a case to see what happens.”
hingeley: “well i think the impact is bad.” “we are still following the policies of mass incarceration that are outdated.” we are putting too many people in jail & keeping them there too long.
“there is a substantial racial component to mass incarceration”
tracci says increasing the % of people diverted to drug court & the therapeutic docket doesn’t require a change in the law.
tracci pushes back and says “we’re trying to help people with high needs” and “with those high needs comes a higher failure rate.”
“we have actually saved money over the last couple of years” (and had a complete turnover of staff 👀)
“it’s important not to try to subvert” federal immigration authority.
tracci: indicting cases to see what happens is a dangerous position to take.
re: prosecutorial discretion, “i am a law enforcement officer, not a legislator”