LA County D.A. Gascón: We Are Looking at Following German, Norwegian, Scandinavian Criminal Justice Model

GASCON A thing that ░░░░░░░░ not often discussed is ░░░░░░░░ when we make a ░░░░░░░░ to send somebody to ░░░░░░░░ it s a it ░░░░░░░░ a huge monetary commitment ░░░░░░░░ and by that I ░░░░░░░░ is to the taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ much money we re ░░░░░░░░ to pay You know ░░░░░░░░ extra years in prison ░░░░░░░░ per all to about ░░░░░░░░ million dollars So if ░░░░░░░░ you can send somebody ░░░░░░░░ prison for 20 years ░░░░░░░░ incapacitating long enough so ░░░░░░░░ get indecipherable out of ░░░░░░░░ and you avoid the ░░░░░░░░ 10 years you re ░░░░░░░░ a million dollars right ░░░░░░░░ you multiply that by ░░░░░░░░ and hundreds of people ░░░░░░░░ pretty soon you re ░░░░░░░░ about really serious money ░░░░░░░░ could be used for ░░░░░░░░ it could be used ░░░░░░░░ frankly for rehabilitation and ░░░░░░░░ other services You know ░░░░░░░░ spend about 16 billion ░░░░░░░░ year in prison here ░░░░░░░░ the state of California ░░░░░░░░ yet you have people ░░░░░░░░ the like the individual ░░░░░░░░ murdered Mrs Avant who ░░░░░░░░ you know been in ░░░░░░░░ since very young he ░░░░░░░░ the last 10 years ░░░░░░░░ prison He actually was ░░░░░░░░ early released he completed ░░░░░░░░ time His history of ░░░░░░░░ was very high and ░░░░░░░░ no fault of CDCR ░░░░░░░░ the way I m ░░░░░░░░ blaming them it s ░░░░░░░░ the way the system ░░░░░░░░ he gets released and ░░░░░░░░ he s out there ░░░░░░░░ figure it out for ░░░░░░░░ he is a clearly ░░░░░░░░ person with a history ░░░░░░░░ violence then he gets ░░░░░░░░ to a military style ░░░░░░░░ an AR 15 and ░░░░░░░░ goes and commits murder ░░░░░░░░ was predictable not as ░░░░░░░░ Mrs Avant but the ░░░░░░░░ that he was going ░░░░░░░░ do something horrible was ░░░░░░░░ predictable And one of ░░░░░░░░ things that I m ░░░░░░░░ and frankly I m ░░░░░░░░ to spend a lot ░░░░░░░░ time this coming year ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ team in place and ░░░░░░░░ that is really working ░░░░░░░░ the state on the ░░░░░░░░ level to make sure ░░░░░░░░ that we follow more ░░░░░░░░ a you know the ░░░░░░░░ or the Norwegian or ░░░░░░░░ Canadian model where the ░░░░░░░░ is if you re ░░░░░░░░ to get out and ░░░░░░░░ of people are going ░░░░░░░░ get out we re ░░░░░░░░ to start working in ░░░░░░░░ excess strategy immediately So ░░░░░░░░ does that mean We ░░░░░░░░ going to get you ░░░░░░░░ health services make sure ░░░░░░░░ we re taking care ░░░░░░░░ your physical well being ░░░░░░░░ sure that we start ░░░░░░░░ you job skills and ░░░░░░░░ with substance issues and ░░░░░░░░ those things so that ░░░░░░░░ you do get release ░░░░░░░░ re also being released ░░░░░░░░ a place where you ░░░░░░░░ get marketplace housing you ░░░░░░░░ get employment and hopefully ░░░░░░░░ will be a productive ░░░░░░░░ of society STOLTZE Well ░░░░░░░░ know you even folks ░░░░░░░░ talked to or supporters ░░░░░░░░ your policies you know ░░░░░░░░ extremely worried that those ░░░░░░░░ services are not in ░░░░░░░░ now So you know ░░░░░░░░ if they agree with ░░░░░░░░ shorter prison terms and ░░░░░░░░ people out earlier you ░░░░░░░░ they re worried about ░░░░░░░░ risk where where folks ░░░░░░░░ getting out without any ░░░░░░░░ and you know and ░░░░░░░░ very well commit more ░░░░░░░░ GASCON And you know ░░░░░░░░ is a real worry ░░░░░░░░ I and I would ░░░░░░░░ a couple of things ░░░░░░░░ that Number one it ░░░░░░░░ absolutely indecipherable On the ░░░░░░░░ hand look I ve ░░░░░░░░ in this business for ░░░░░░░░ years and for the ░░░░░░░░ time in my career ░░░░░░░░ actually see an abundance ░░░░░░░░ resources to begin to ░░░░░░░░ the work right We ░░░░░░░░ fortunate enough to have ░░░░░░░░ tremendous surplus at the ░░░░░░░░ level We have a ░░░░░░░░ government now that is ░░░░░░░░ to ‎invest —“