The problem with money bail, for those who aren't familiar with it, is that it puts a price tag on freedom. It says to someone who is wealthy that no matter how dangerous you are, you can buy your way… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
In San Francisco, I am proud to say that one of my first mandates as district attorney was that my staff would never ask the court to impose money bail. If we believe someone is too dangerous to be released,… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
Different victims, different survivors of different crimes will choose to pursue different paths. And hopefully, over time, we can collectively transform our culture into… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
My earliest memories are going into prisons. Going through metal detectors, getting searched by guards. — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
All it takes is a single person coming into or going out of the jail or prison with COVID-19, and the entire jail will… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
Being a foreigner - especially a white and relatively wealthy one - in poor, underdeveloped countries is inherently fraught. — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
By incarcerating someone who is homeless or addicted or who suffers from mental health challenges, we only further destabilize that person and create situations… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
“somewhere along the dust-chocked Guatemalan road between...and ...was where I confirmed that I preferred traveling around the slow, bone-rattling way: by bus,with ordinary people.… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
I want to give every victim of every crime in San Francisco the right to participate in restorative justice if they choose to. — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
As a law-enforcement official, as a politician, you are always going to have in the back of your mind the fear that someone you… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
I don't expect to ever put my family background to rest but I do expect to be taken seriously as a scholar, a writer… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
Local prosecutors must use the power and discretion afforded them to carry out sweeping reforms that will protect the public - especially Black communities… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
My father, David Gilbert, is in prison in New York. He is lucky that he has a single cell, not shared with another person.… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
If police departments won't remove officers who lack integrity, prosecutors should ensure that no one is prosecuted based on those officers' unreliable accounts. — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
Our criminal justice system is failing all of us. It is not keeping us safe. It is contributing to a vicious cycle of crime… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
Stop and frisk - whether done while walking down the street or while driving a car - is a civil rights violation. — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
We should start with the basics: Police officers are unlikely to be held accountable if the prosecutors investigating and potentially prosecuting them feel indebted… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share
