Chris Moritz

So the first law that was a big problem and put us on this path was called AB 109. It's called the Public Safety Realignment Act. And the idea was to reduce the number of prisoners in the state system you would transfer so-called nonviolent, non-sexual, low-risk offenders to county jails. There's a problem, though.

And the problem and the sort of poison pill within it was the issue of what classified nonviolent, non-sexual, low-risk offenders. Because under AB 109, the only...

And the problem and the sort of poison pill within it was the issue of what classified nonviolent, non-sexual, low-risk offenders. Because under AB 109, the only...

And the problem and the sort of poison pill within it was the issue of what classified nonviolent, non-sexual, low-risk offenders. Because under AB 109, the only...

offense that would be considered was the last offense for which you were convicted so in other words inmates with long and violent criminal histories who happen to be in jail in state prison because of a non-violent offense were eligible for this system and they were transferred out 27 000

offense that would be considered was the last offense for which you were convicted so in other words inmates with long and violent criminal histories who happen to be in jail in state prison because of a non-violent offense were eligible for this system and they were transferred out 27 000

offense that would be considered was the last offense for which you were convicted so in other words inmates with long and violent criminal histories who happen to be in jail in state prison because of a non-violent offense were eligible for this system and they were transferred out 27 000

It didn't even – even with that, we still didn't meet the capacity threshold of 137.5, but this was one of the steps to do so. Here's the other challenge. Did anyone think of building more prisons? Well, you know, we don't have the money. You can't build anything in California. California was bankrupt at that time. Yeah. Right? And actually, like, Jerry Brown, to his credit, like –

It didn't even – even with that, we still didn't meet the capacity threshold of 137.5, but this was one of the steps to do so. Here's the other challenge. Did anyone think of building more prisons? Well, you know, we don't have the money. You can't build anything in California. California was bankrupt at that time. Yeah. Right? And actually, like, Jerry Brown, to his credit, like –

It didn't even – even with that, we still didn't meet the capacity threshold of 137.5, but this was one of the steps to do so. Here's the other challenge. Did anyone think of building more prisons? Well, you know, we don't have the money. You can't build anything in California. California was bankrupt at that time. Yeah. Right? And actually, like, Jerry Brown, to his credit, like –

did a lot and, like, earnestly to try and, like, straighten the, you know, right the ship of California's fiscal situation. But these kinds of policies specific to jailing were... Totally ill-conceived. And so with AB 109, all of these prisoners go into county jails, but the county jails don't have the resources to house them. They don't have the funds to staff them.

did a lot and, like, earnestly to try and, like, straighten the, you know, right the ship of California's fiscal situation. But these kinds of policies specific to jailing were... Totally ill-conceived. And so with AB 109, all of these prisoners go into county jails, but the county jails don't have the resources to house them. They don't have the funds to staff them.

did a lot and, like, earnestly to try and, like, straighten the, you know, right the ship of California's fiscal situation. But these kinds of policies specific to jailing were... Totally ill-conceived. And so with AB 109, all of these prisoners go into county jails, but the county jails don't have the resources to house them. They don't have the funds to staff them.

And so the outcome is that many are just released into the communities. Right. Kamala Harris is elected attorney general in 2010, narrowly beating Steve Cooley, who is probably the last great district attorney of Los Angeles, a Republican. By the way, he's the only Republican she's ever run against other than Trump. And he lost to her by just a few thousand votes.

And so the outcome is that many are just released into the communities. Right. Kamala Harris is elected attorney general in 2010, narrowly beating Steve Cooley, who is probably the last great district attorney of Los Angeles, a Republican. By the way, he's the only Republican she's ever run against other than Trump. And he lost to her by just a few thousand votes.

And so the outcome is that many are just released into the communities. Right. Kamala Harris is elected attorney general in 2010, narrowly beating Steve Cooley, who is probably the last great district attorney of Los Angeles, a Republican. By the way, he's the only Republican she's ever run against other than Trump. And he lost to her by just a few thousand votes.

And just this is kind of an interesting coda is that there were also kind of odd circumstances around that election. Steve was ahead. And then, you know, kind of in 2020 fashion, there was a surge of her votes. But anyway, she's elected to California Attorney General in 2010.

And just this is kind of an interesting coda is that there were also kind of odd circumstances around that election. Steve was ahead. And then, you know, kind of in 2020 fashion, there was a surge of her votes. But anyway, she's elected to California Attorney General in 2010.

And just this is kind of an interesting coda is that there were also kind of odd circumstances around that election. Steve was ahead. And then, you know, kind of in 2020 fashion, there was a surge of her votes. But anyway, she's elected to California Attorney General in 2010.

And her first big task is administering AB 109, because as the head of the California Justice Department, she really has the most, you know, Highest level of presence in for sure understanding the budgetary constraints of the counties and what everyone was warning her, including the California District Attorneys Association, police unions, that this law was going to be a big problem.