Criminal Justice Reform

Kamala is passionate about criminal justice reform, believing it needs a drastic fix. The criminal system has to be changed from the inside out, and people like Kamala need numerous allies to make it happen.

Kamala first explains what exactly she is trying to accomplish by talking about progressive prosecution. This is an important step in criminal justice reform because it focuses on rehabilitation over incarceration. A progressive prosecutor should want non-violent offenders - particularly those charged with things like drug crimes- to have a path back into society, Kamala argues. She writes, “[O]ur job is not to punish our friends and family members and neighbors by throwing them in prison. It is to put them on a sustainable path to better manage their pain” (207). This is why Kamala worked with her team to create the Back on Track program. She describes it as “intense...