Rachael Rollins

Three months into her tenure, the Suffolk County DA issued a hefty memo that reforms her office’s practices on bail, charging, drug policy, and more.

On Tuesday, voters legalized marijuana while electing DAs who have pledged to curb prosecutions and governors who favor legalization.

Many reform advocates believe that declining to prosecute cases is an effective way for prosecutors to shrink the system and break cycles of incarceration that disproportionately ensnare people of color.