But that stopped. Organizers pressed the case that this was breaking (some) communities. People ran on that agenda. And they won.
His issue now is with democracy. It's that people are ELECTING DAs who ran on using discretion to shrink incarceration.
In Fairfax, Descano ran on not charging some offenses as felonies. Won.
In Boston, Rollins ran on not prosecuting a set of offenses. Won.
In St. Louis, Bell ran against cash bail. Won.
These elections featured both a comprehensive case against the system. And specific policy commitments.