Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform

In California, reform prosecutors representing jurisdictions larger than San Francisco won their primary elections. Diana Becton was reelected in Contra Costa on a platform of creating more fairness and equity. Former criminal defense attorney Pamela Price received the most votes in Alameda County, running on a platform of tackling racial disparities in the criminal legal system and not prosecuting children as adults.