Jenkins may face constraints due to the backlog in San Francisco’s court system, but she said, 'We can not allow some external factor like that dictate the way that we prosecute. I have a job to do.'
Jenkins announced Wednesday morning that she would reinstate a narcotics weight threshold that determines when a defendant will face felony charges or be eligible for rehabilitative court.
Jenkins also announced that she may also seek enhanced penalties for drug-related crimes committed within 1,000 feet of a school and, in some cases, will request pretrial detention. Jenkins has vowed to be more aggressive than Boudin in prosecuting drug crimes, but maintained that her focus will be on repeat offenders and dealers.
“To use an arbitrary amount of drugs to exclude people from participating in Community Justice Court will prevent meaningful intervention and support for people trying to get out of drug sales and overcome substance abuse,” Raju said in a statement.
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