Progressive Prosecuting: Chesa Boudin and Kim Foxx
San Francisco District Attorney\xa0Chesa Boudin\xa0was elected to office in 2020 after a campaign focused on improving public safety and reforming the criminal justice system.\xa0\xa0Kimberly M. Foxx\xa0is the first African American woman to lead the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office \u2013the second largest prosecutor\u2019s office in the country\u2013 with a vision for transforming the office into a fairer, more forward-thinking agency focused on rebuilding the public trust, promoting transparency, and being proactive in making all communities safe. On March 22, 2022, the two spoke with\xa0Lara Bazelon\xa0about what it looks like to be a progressive prosecutor. They addressed data about crime rates, the misleading notion that progressives aren\u2019t interested in convicting criminals, tensions between prosecutors and the police force, and formative childhood experiences that led each of them to work in criminal justice reform.