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EPISODE · Jul 29, 2025 · 48 MIN

Chesa Boudin Grew up Visiting His Parents in Prison. He Later Became San Francisco DA.

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OA1177 - We are excited to welcome former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin for the first half of this unique two-part interview! Chesa is a very notable representative of the “progressive prosecutor” movement. His time as SF DA shows both the promise of this movement, and the limitations. But before we dig into all that, we begin with Chesa’s unique background as the child of incarcerated parents and how this experience inspired him to dedicate his life to bringing a new approach to the criminal legal system. Chesa Boudin’s faculty page at UC Berkeley Law Chesa Boudin’s academic publications, SSRN To support the show (and lose the ads!), please pledge at patreon.com/law! Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!

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