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So says the ACLU of Virginia. Imagine that.
ACLU issues report on commonwealth's attorneys
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ACLU issues report on commonwealth's attorneys
“Unparalleled Power," a 32-page report, says that commonwealth’s attorneys - the top prosecutor in 120 Virginia localities - ran uncontested for office in 72 percent of elections from 2005 to 2015. Forty percent of the offices did not have a single contested race during that period, the study found.
"Local, elected prosecutors in Virginia hold tremendous influence over the criminal justice system but face few challenges to their authority," according to the ACLU.
Prosecutors, however, strongly disagree with much in the study.
The report says that once elected, local prosecutors often stay in office for decades "wielding broad discretion in how cases are handled while also lobbying aggressively against reforms to the criminal justice system that polls show the public supports."
"Several local (commonwealth's attorneys) have held the same office for more than 40 years, with one in six having been in office for more than 20 years," says the report.
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