prosecutors

Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense—And Personal

Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff Rosen has embraced decarceration efforts faster…

August 5, 2021

This Iowa Prosecutor Race Will Be a Significant National Yardstick

The County Attorney’s Office in Polk County (Des Moines), Iowa has gotten little attention from criminal justice reform advocates—at least…

July 27, 2021

Biden Pick of Rachael Rollins for US Attorney of Mass. a Mixed Blessing

President Joe Biden has announced his intention to appoint Suffolk County (Boston) District Attorney Rachael Rollins as the next US…

July 26, 2021

In Seeking Rural Reform Prosecutors to “Uplift,” Don’t Set the Bar Too Low

Saying the criminal-legal system is a system like saying a forest is a tree. There are over 2,000 local criminal…

July 20, 2021

Prosecutors Don’t Just Enforce Laws—They Lobby Hard to Make Them

Prosecutors are famous for saying they don’t make the law, they only enforce it. In recent years, prominent legal scholars…

June 10, 2021

Which Manhattan DA Candidates Stand Out on Drugs?

After the December 2020 exit of a progressive candidate with a bold drug policy reform platform from the Manhattan district…

February 2, 2021

Two National Prosecutor Groups Urge Opposite Pandemic Responses

One national prosecutors' organization has thrown its support behind the criminal justice reform movement's demands for decarceration, arrest reductions and…

May 28, 2020

Queens, NY Faces Nordic-Model Sex Work Crackdown

In 2019, the nation's most diverse county narrowly missed a major opportunity to embrace sex work decriminalization. A little less…

May 20, 2020