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District Attorney: 1,000 cases headed back to San Diego County court for resentencing
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The San Diego County District Attorney's office is speaking out about new resentencing laws in California, saying the release of prisoners is making the community unsafe.
As many as one thousand cases may have to go back to court, according to Rachel Solov, a Chief Deputy District Attorney in the San Diego DA’s office.
“It has added quite a burden to our workload,” said Solov. “Probably all total, we're talking about several hundred, if not one thousand or more cases that we're having to go back into court. And, we're having to contact the victims.”
Solov is in charge of a team of eight prosecutors, who argue in court at resentencing hearings made possible by a series of new laws in California aimed at reducing prison sentences.
The laws allow judges to consider lesser offenses, or resentence certain people convicted of murder or manslaughter.
MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/da-1000-cases-headed-back-to-san-diego-county-court-for-resentencing/509-a93d8f43-51c7-42ca-b3c4-343239ab0fe8