{"id":88793,"date":"2021-12-18T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T15:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowdogwire.com\/?p=88793"},"modified":"2021-12-18T15:06:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T15:06:42","slug":"inside-a-district-attorneys-campaign-to-reform-the-austin-police-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yellowdogwire.com\/?p=88793","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Inside a District Attorney&#8217;s Campaign to Reform the Austin Police Department&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/interactive\/2021\/austin-district-attorney-police-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\">WaPo<\/a>: &#8220;Since he was sworn in on Jan. 1, [Jose Garza&#8217;s] office has obtained indictments of five Austin police officers, two county deputies, an assistant county attorney and a sheriff on charges including tampering with evidence and murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His office is also prosecuting three additional officers who were indicted duringthe prior district attorney\u2019s administration. And in many other criminal cases, he has sought sentences that emphasize rehabilitation over punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those efforts have fueled one of the most heated showdowns playing out\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/these-prosecutors-won-office-vowing-to-fight-the-system-now-the-system-is-fighting-back\/2019\/11\/05\/20d863f6-afc1-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">nationwide<\/a>\u00a0between police and prosecutors who have vowed to overhaul the criminal justice system, from San Francisco to Chicago to Baltimore. Those prosecutors have come under pointed criticism as violent crime has risen nationwide. San Francisco\u2019s top prosecutor is facing a recall election after securing indictments of three police officers. In St. Louis, the prosecutor\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2020\/01\/14\/stlouis-police-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">accused<\/a>\u00a0the police union in a lawsuit of interfering with her reform efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garza gave The Washington Post a rare look inside his office during the first year of his administration. He allowed a reporter to attend weekly leadership team meetings and to conduct regular interviews with his top executives, on the condition that the publication of any quotes from those exchanges would be delayed for at least several months. In many instances, The Post agreed not to disclose conversations about topics including office politics and personnel matters. The Post also periodically interviewed Austin police leaders and officers, the local police union president and attorneys for the indicted officers.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WaPo: &#8220;Since he was sworn in on Jan. 1, [Jose Garza&#8217;s] office has obtained indictments of five Austin police officers, two county deputies, an assistant county attorney and a sheriff on charges including tampering with evidence and murder. His office is also prosecuting three additional officers who were indicted duringthe prior district attorney\u2019s administration. 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