Jaimie Ding And Tran Nguyen, The Associated Press

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Californians' crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

Californians' crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians in voting for a measure that downgraded many nonviolent felony crimes to misdemeanors, such as petty shoplifting and drug use, hoping it would lead to a more equitable criminal justice system and help end mass incarceration.