California voters expressed a clear appetite for criminal justice reform on election night, supporting a series of ambitious changes after a summer of mass protests sparked a painful reckoning around racial injustice and debate over the role of policing. But it also comes in a year in which crime — particularly homicides — are rising significantly in some cities, including Los Angeles. “I don’t think that is the impulse in California any longer.”In Los Angeles County — one of the nation’s largest criminal jurisdictions and a longtime trendsetter in criminal justice issues — voters appeared to have ousted Dist. Advocates said the reforms are substantial, but do not solve all the issues they see with the criminal justice system. However, some cautioned that with a pandemic still unchecked, continued criminal justice reform is not guaranteed.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 05, 2020 12:02 UTC