Kamala's background

......... Harris earned a reputation as tough on sexual abuse, human trafficking and organized crime, and did not shy away from pursuing incarceration — as was the predominant attitude toward criminal justice at the time. However, she also supported programs as attorney general that were considered reformist, and pushed back against a ban on same-sex marriage and capital punishment.

Harris is credited with implementing one of the most successful programs to reduce recidivism rates of first-time criminal offenders in the nation. Her version of “Back on Track” has become a model for many other states in the nearly two decades since. It gives first-time, non-violent offenders the chance to enroll in education and job training courses and therapy, providing them with skills and resources to build a stable, non-criminal life after serving their sentence.

In the final months of her time as California's lead prosecutor, she pursued pimping charges against then-CEO of Backpage.com, an online classifieds site similar to Craigslist that was well-known for its “adult services” section shown to be used by sex traffickers.

The case met obstacles, however, on the basis of its legal argument and First Amendment protections afforded to the online platform. A superior court judge threw out the case, but Harris’ successor, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra, revived the case on adjusted charges. The platform was successfully shut down, and CEO Carl Ferrer pled guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to facilitate prostitution.


Criticisms of her time as attorney general
Harris' record is a complex one, which doesn't always abide by a consistent ideological pattern. That alone has been a source of reproach, which haunted her in her race for Senate and later in her doomed first bid for president.

When it comes to her rather long and at times, inconsistent prosecutorial record, some cases have drawn the most criticism.

Harris has been accused of being too eager to imprison people for marijuana-related offenses while attorney general, earning her the nickname of "Kamala the Cop." A report by Reuters found her office pursued 1,956 misdemeanor and felony convictions for "marijuana possession, cultivation, or sale," though most did not serve jail time. Harris has since said she supports decriminalizing marijuana. .......