New Orleans DA Jason Williams is making changes to remedy excessive sentencing, obstacles to parole, and convictions made by nonunanimous juries.
Two more anti-death penalty DAs were elected last week, and the new Los Angeles DA confirmed he would review past sentences.
In the nation’s incarceration capital, activists push for a prosecutor who will make sweeping reforms.
Angel Harris and Nandi Campbell will become criminal court judges, bucking the norm of former prosecutors filling the role.
These candidates are highlighting the power of judges to challenge mass incarceration.
The retirement of a notoriously harsh DA has opened the door for criminal justice reform in New Orleans.
A heated race for New Orleans First City Court Judge highlighted the power judges have to limit evictions, as millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes.