District Attorney District 16
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Democratic · Incumbent
Satana Deberry has been Durham County's district attorney since 2019. She stopped prosecuting many low-level drug charges and stopped asking for cash bail in many cases.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 2 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 for
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