Abusive preemption has had a particularly chilling impact on the power of reform-minded prosecutors, many who have had their prosecutorial discretion taken away, curtailed, or eliminated altogether. Preemption of prosecutorial discretion has been especially used to hold back the power of elected BIPOC female prosecutors. Watch more in this video featuring Cristine Soto Deberry from our partners at Prosecutors Alliance.
Cristine Soto Deberry on How Preemption Has Stolen Prosecutorial Discretion from Reform Prosecutors
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