Civil Rights,
Criminal,
Government
Aug. 9, 2017
Releasing criminals is not the answer
California needs a comprehensive approach to lowering incarceration rates — a plan that will not only lower incarceration levels, but preserve the historically low crime rates we currently enjoy. Sacramento’s current approach to this problem is mass early-release for felons — potentially at the expensive of public safety.
Eric Siddall
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
211 W Temple St Fl 11
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4455
Eric is vice president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, the collective bargaining agent representing nearly 800 deputy district attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. The opinions expressed here are the author's own and do not reflect the views of his employer or any other organization.
LAW & ORDER
California needs a comprehensive approach to lowering incarceration rates -- a plan that will not only lower incarceration levels, but preserve the historically low crime rates we currently enjoy. Sacramento's current approach to this problem is mass early-release for felons -- potentially at the expensive of public safety. A more ambitious and effective strategy -- that simultaneously reduces incarceration a...
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