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Anti-Defamation League Pens Letter To New L.A. County D.A. Over Ending Hate Crime Enhancements

“We believe, in this context, a blanket approach is not the wisest.”

Jeffrey Cawood
Anti-Defamation League Pens Letter To New L.A. County D.A. Over Ending Hate Crime Enhancements
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On Tuesday, the Anti-Defamation League of Los Angeles posted to its website a letter the organization sent to L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón expressing concern over his new set of special directives.

The letter is dated Dec. 9, two days after L.A.’s top prosecutor took the oath of office and immediately put his plan to “transform the largest criminal justice jurisdiction in America” into action. He announced an end to cash bail, said he would stop trying juveniles as adults, and eliminate sentencing enhancements, including those for hate crimes.

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