How should prosecutors treat nonviolent misdemeanors? As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, proceedings in most nonviolent misdemeanor cases in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia were paused last year. In a Post op-ed last month, three Georgetown Law professors urged that this moratorium continue after the pandemic subsides, arguing that such prosecutions “inflict enormous harms” while resulting in “little good.” While well-intentioned, this recommendation is misguided.
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