"Gascón announced after his election that he intends to end the use of cash bail in misdemeanor and most felony offenses, a move that his critics are slamming as a 'get-out-of-jail-free' card to violent criminals. Gascón is also advancing a plan to close Los Angeles County’s Men’s Central Jail, destroying the county’s capacity to detain those charged with criminal offenses even as violent crime increases and the murder rate of the county has risen 25% in 2020."