A prominent Bay Area activist accused the senator on Twitter of “terrorizing Black communities” by working to strengthen the state’s prison system. In her first press conference as a presidential candidate on Monday, Harris said she took responsibility for decisions she made a prosecutor and expressed regret for not being able to do more in certain cases she was involved in. But again, I take full responsibility for those decisions,” Harris said at Howard University, her alma mater. “There are fundamental flaws in the criminal justice system and ... this criminal justice system needs to be reformed,” she said. Harris’ campaign slogan, “For the people,” is more evidence she is embracing her background as a prosecutor despite the criticism from some progressives.

Source: Huffington Post January 21, 2019 21:33 UTC