Coronavirus Is No Excuse to Empty Jails

San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin is taking advantage of the pandemic to push hard-left, pro-criminal reforms.

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The Golden Gate Bridge and the skyline of downtown San Francisco, 2016.

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In any crisis, there will always be politicians who see an opportunity to enact their preexisting agenda. As the coronavirus hit San Francisco, that meant an opening for Chesa Boudin, the radical leftist elected as the city’s district attorney in 2019.

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Dan McLaughlin

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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