We asked, they answered.
Incumbent George Gascon and challenger Nathan Hochman lead the early primary results in the race for LA County District Attorney. They are pictured here at a Jan. 18 debate. With Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman advancing to November, this editorial board presents the responses of the two candidates to surveys sent to all DA candidates ahead of the March 5 election.
Gascon has never personally prosecuted or defended a criminal case; I have personally prosecuted over 100 cases, from violent gang members, narcotics traffickers, and money launderers to corrupt police officers and public officials, environmental criminals, and tax and bank defrauders. I have also defended over 200 cases and understand the impact a criminal prosecution can have on a particular individual, family, and community.
I will work with the county to ensure proper funding for the DA’s office and law enforcement to carry out the job or incarcerating the true threats to our public safety and offering community service or diversion programs for non-violent, non-serious criminals who qualify for them.
For years, L.A. County had been leading the country in the number of people sent to jail, with little return, as we saw violent crime continue to increase. L.A. County also not only led in condemning people to die, but we used the death penalty disproportionately against people of color. We held people who caused real harm accountable, and we made sure that those with power did not evade accountability because of their privilege, as has too often happened in the past. We also increased our efforts to prevent crime and intensified our work with key partners to address behavior that is often criminalized instead of treated, like addiction and mental illness.
To the extent that the progressive prosecutor movement has identified and highlighted real problems in the criminal justice system, including for example racial bias in charging decisions, it has played a useful role.
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