So if you were a drug kingpin or somebody who was wealthy, who committed a crime, you couldn't buy your way out of prison, you were simply detained pending trial. I have been advocating for that kind of change [bail system reform] since I've been in office, and we need to make that change now. Voters elect DAs and counties across the state. That's the system that we have had. We don't want a system where our governor is firing DAs around the state where he disagrees with them. (17:11–17:18)
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Asserts ongoing advocacy for bail system reform since taking office.
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