Today we announced two major policy changes in our office.
The first is to stop charging status sentencing enhancements that contribute to mass incarceration, worsen racial disparities in our system, and make us less safe. theappeal.org/san-francisco-…
The first is to stop charging status sentencing enhancements that contribute to mass incarceration, worsen racial disparities in our system, and make us less safe. theappeal.org/san-francisco-…
45% of people serving life sentences under the Three Strikes law are black.
Gang enhancements have been widely criticized as unfairly targeting black and brown populations.
We are ending these practices because they don’t work and they make us less safe.
Gang enhancements have been widely criticized as unfairly targeting black and brown populations.
We are ending these practices because they don’t work and they make us less safe.
The second policy is to presumptively stop charging possession of contraband crimes when the search stemmed from a “pretextual stop”.
Like stop and frisk policies, pretextual stops disproportionately impact black & brown individuals and decreases public safety.
Like stop and frisk policies, pretextual stops disproportionately impact black & brown individuals and decreases public safety.
“...I applaud District Attorney Boudin’s decision to uproot racial bias, end draconian sentencing practices, and reverse the failed tough-on-crime policies that have led to mass incarceration,” said Congresswoman @AyannaPressley (D-MA). “It is time for bold reform.” 
