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DA Gascón s Push For Shorter Prison Terms Runs Into Resistance From Judges, Prosecutors

In office less than a month, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón has brought dramatic changes into the criminal courts with his progressive agenda. In his biggest move so far, he has directed prosecutors to seek shorter prison sentences for most criminal defendants by eliminating sentencing enhancements. While winning plaudits from some quarters, the new policy has run into opposition from some of Gascón s deputy DA s and some judges. Some prosecutors reportedly are not making a forceful case to drop enhancements, and in at least a handful of cases judges have refused their requests. Gascón says his move is designed to address two huge problems in the criminal justice system: There are too many people in prison and too many of them are Black and brown men. California s mass incarceration problem can be tied directly to enhancements and the extreme sentencing laws of the 1990s, he declared on his first day on the job.

With L A courts paralyzed by COVID-19, public defenders say caseloads are unconscionable

With L.A. courts paralyzed by COVID-19, public defenders say caseloads are unconscionable James Queally © Provided by The LA Times The Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on March 21, two days after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay at home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The email set off alarm bells throughout the Los Angeles County public defender s office. In a message that reached roughly 1,200 lawyers and staff members, veteran public defender Ernesto Diaz pleaded for help with what he and some of his colleagues described as unconscionable caseloads. Felony attorneys were representing as many as 70 clients, more than double their normal workload, and some were so stressed out that they were becoming physically ill, he wrote.

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