Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 60 - Arlington Prosecutor Parisa Tafti
b'Arlington Virginia Commonwealth Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti was elected overwhelmingly in November after stunning incumbent prosecutor Theo Stamos by a 52-48 margin.\\n\\nShe ran a progressive campaign centered on criminal justice reform during a contentious and expensive primary.\\n\\nHer focus on reform has turned her into a target for reactionary criticis.\\n\\nAs the Washington Post wrote recently: "Ms. Dehghani-Tafti is part of a new generation of prosecutors who have criticized tough-on-crime policies and have advanced an agenda for a smarter, more equitable, more compassionate judicial approach. That agenda may upset the status quo..."\\n\\nRecently her efforts to deliver on her promise "have run into opposition from judges who have taken highly unusual \\u2014 and some say inappropriate \\u2014 steps to undermine her discretion as the jurisdiction\'s top elected prosecutor."\\n\\nShe told Everyday Injustice that one her main principles: "I don\'t want to make people felons if we don\'t have to."'