here are just some things announced today in Los Angeles because of one DA race, one local race I harped on all year!

1) no more death penalty
2) prosecutors won't seek cash bail
3) & won't seek any sentencing enhancements
4) thousands of cases reviewed for excessive sentencing

This is a county of 10 million residents, where prosecutors have aggressively thrown ppl into terrible jails & prisons with long sentences (incl. death penalty).

Big stuff -- that'll be important to keep an eye on to see how the county's huge legal machinery implements them.

And while LA is nation's biggest county, it's also just the tip of the iceberg.

Ann Arbor's new DA also said he won't seek cash bail.

Austin's new DA said he won't criminally charge drug cases.

New Orleans's new DA opposes charging kids as adults.

(All newly elected.)

PSA: You can keep track of the rapidly changing politics of prosecutors in recent years with the Appeal Political Report's national tracker (though it needs a post-election update): https://theappeal.org/political-report/the-politics-of-prosecutors/