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Read the full article. View All Press Releases. Collateral consequences such as these ruin lives and greatly increase the chance that the young person will commit future crime due to lack of opportunity.

Charge him with the lowest misdemeanor offense, which will require him to pay restitution. More importantly though, send him to a community drug rehabilitation program to give him the treatment and support needed to cure his dependency on crack cocaine.

Pursue the maximum felony charge of grand theft auto which carries a 3-year jail term. Helping them get the treatment they need, rather than locking them up, is the best way to increase the likelihood they will be able to live healthy and productive life.

Once this man is released from jail, he will have a felony record making it very difficult to get a job, receive housing assistance, or apply for loans. In addition, his addiction to crack cocaine will not have been addressed during his 3-years of incarceration. Pursue the maximum felony charge with maximum of four years in state prison plus a 3 year enhancement for great bodily injury.

Pursue a misdemeanor charge and require mental health treatment with a goal of helping the man stabilize his mental illness, establish ongoing care and acquire housing. After 7 years locked up in state prison, this man will be released back into the community. People who suffer from untreated mental illness can become stable with proper treatment and support. In addition, providing them with wrap around mental health and supportive services is far more cost effective than incarcerating them.

Send this young person to a mentor diversion program , where she will be paired up with a volunteer mentor who will provide her with specialized programming and supervision. Pursue the maximum felony charges for drug sales which carry a 5 year sentence, plus 3 year enhancement for the prior conviction. Mentorship diversion programs allow young people to work directly with a member of the community who can help coach them out of a future of committing crime.

If the young person breaks the rules of the program or otherwise gets kicked out, the DA may then decide to pursue other charging options that could carry a jail term.

This young person will be 29 when she is released from prison and have a felony on her record, making it very difficult to get a job, apply for student loans, receive housing assistance. Collateral consequences such as these ruin lives and greatly increase the chance that this person, now an adult, will commit future crime due to lack of opportunity.

Each county has their own district attorney who lives in and serves that district. Step 1, find out who your DA is and how they stand on important policy issues. Ensuring your DA shares your values starts with getting to know them and making sure they know how the community feels about important criminal justice issues.

I just learned that you are my District Attorney and I wanted to reach out to let you know what matters to me and my family when it comes to justice. I also learned about the public positions you or your predecessor took on the four criminal justice ballot measures that voters in California have passed since Prop 36 to reform Three Strikes, Prop 47 to reduce some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, Prop 57 to allow greater access to parole and address juvenile justice issues, and Prop 64 to legalize marijuana.

By: George Coppolo, Chief Attorney. You asked how many states elect their chief prosecutors. According to a report published in the May U. The report is based on a review of state statutes, a national Directory of Prosecuting Attorneys, and state prosecutor coordinator ' s offices. Table 1 lists the number of chief prosecutors for each state, their titles, and areas of jurisdiction.

Table 1: Chief Prosecutors Who Handle. Felony Cases in State Courts, Number of Chief Prosecutors. The Honorable Mark W. Snider R. The Honorable Rebecca R. Walton R. The Honorable Ricardo Rodriguez D. The Honorable Ryan Sinclair R. The Honorable Donna G. Kaspar R. The Honorable Noble D. The Honorable James Stainton R. The Honorable Pam Guenther R. The Honorable Anne Pickle R. The Honorable Bob Wortham D.

The Honorable John T. Hubert R. The Honorable Scott A. Say R. The Honorable John Greenwood R. The Honorable Martin Placke R. The Honorable Hope Knight R.

The Honorable Randall W. The Honorable Sunshine Stanek R. The Honorable Brian Risinger R. The Honorable Angela Smoak R. The Honorable Steven E. Reis D. The Honorable Barry Johnson R. The Honorable Mark P. Haby R. The Honorable Laura A. Nodolf R. The Honorable Bill Torrey R. The Honorable Brett W. Ligon R. The Honorable Mark A. Gonzalez D.