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Letters,
Government,
Criminal

Oct. 30, 2019

Gascon didn’t do this

Regarding the Oct. 29 article, “Gascon aims to make LA DA race about over incarceration” — a couple of things I know with certainty.

Marc Debbaudt

Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

Email: mdebbaudt@da.lacounty.gov

Marc is president emeritus of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys.

Regarding the Oct. 29 article, "Gascon aims to make LA DA race about over incarceration" -- a couple of things I know with certainty: One, at least during the time the felon is incarcerated, he or she isn't victimizing decent law-abiding citizens. Incarceration works. It's punishment for a crime. "Punishment" is not a bad word. The system isn't broken. Incarcerat...

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