Prosecutors who want to curb mass incarceration hit a roadblock: Tough-on-crime lawmakers. Column by keribla, published in partnership with MarshallProj.
Experts say it’s a new iteration of an old battle between state and local authority, amplified by the fact that traditionally prosecutors were the establishment forces and now, in some places, they’re not.
I certainly had no clue how much power they had when it came to decisions like which charges to prosecute, and — as importantly — which charges not to.
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