YOLO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Elections are right around the corner and the race getting the most attention is the race for Yolo County District Attorney.

Jeff Reisig is the current DA for Yolo County. He has been a lawyer for 26 years and 16 of those years have been as the DA for Yolo County.

One reason that Reisig is most known for in West Sacramento is the Broderick Boys injunction.

“You know, I didn’t make that injunction,” Reisig said. “That was done by a judge. On top of that, there were 150 residents that came and testified for that to pass. But it has been over for 10 years.”

According to Reisig, many people have thanked him for that injunction, saying it was a big part of keeping them out of prison. In addition, once that injunction passed, the number of men arrested in West Sacramento plummeted. Many believe it’s one of the best things that ever happened to Broderick, many still hold ill feelings about the entire thing.

Numerous programs (many of them going regional or statewide) have been created or adopted under Reisig, in the fight for justice reform. Jeff Reisig was the first prosecutor in the nation to launch a third-party hosted data transparency portal in collaboration with the National Reform Measures for Justice and a diverse community group that he formed nearly a decade ago. This group, the Multi-Cultural Community Council, demonstrates that Reisig was already working on the issue of racism and reform before the uprising of communities after George Floyd was murdered.

By offering the data transparency portal, it provides nearly unrestricted community access to the criminal justice data from the DA’s office, a chance to interact with policy makers and media. The data available has allowed Reisig to construct significant policy changes to help mitigate against racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Reisig has also designed and implemented the “Blind Race” program in which any information that can indicate race is redacted from the police report before it is handed over to the DA’s office. This could include name, eye color, address, or any number of details that could identify the person’s race.

“I am very tough on violent crimes and will continue to be,” Reisig said. “But I am very compassionate and fair when it comes to things like mental illness or addiction.”

Reisig has established “Mental Health Diversion” (which helps reduce recidivism) and “Addiction Intervention Court” because he is looking at simple drug possession as a public health issue and not a public safety issue.

Some additional programs Reisig has implemented are Marijuana Conviction Relief, GLIDE exploring “service” paradigm, Restorative Justice Court (neighborhood court), Hear Us Yolo (helping victims), Citizen’s Academy and the FOCUS program (Focusing on Children Under Stress).

Reisig has been the first ever to use a method that checks DNA data bank with DOJ to successfully solve cold cases. He is aggressive prosecuting human Trafficking and fentanyl poisonings. He is also working diligently to get ghost guns off the street.

According to Reisig, the main reason he should win this race is experience. He oversees 7,000 cases per year, 2,000 of them being felonies.

“Cynthia Rodriguez has never prosecuted a criminal case and as chief law enforcement officer of the county, that is imperative.” Reisig said. “I am appalled by the practices that my opponent is using to collect campaign money and I will continue to say that until June 7th. The position is for chief law enforcement officer for the county.”