What happens in one DA’s race could set the course for the future of law enforcement in America.
Thousands of protesters gathered in front of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s office on June 10.
Los Angeles is the latest city where criminal justice reformers are running against traditional law-and-order incumbents.
As San Francisco and San Diego counties moved forward with automatic resentencing for old cannabis-related crimes, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office balked — saying, in effect, that people with convictions were on their own.