Government,
Criminal
Dec. 8, 2020
New LA DA pledges resentencing of 20,000 prisoners
Beginning Tuesday, DA George Gascón said his prosecutors will decline to file charges in most low-level misdemeanor cases, end the practice of prosecuting juveniles as adults and will commit to re-sentencing those on death row to life in prison.
By Tyler Pialet
New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón pledged Monday to “turn the tide of mass incarceration” by ending use of the death penalty, sentence enhancements and money bail, and announced a slate of other policies that will quickly put his ambitions for shaking up the criminal legal system to the test.
He sent letters to prosecutors in his office and members of law enforce...
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