Good Cop

Radley Balko points out the inspiring case of Dallas County Prosecutor Craig Watkins. Inheriting a department with a convict-at-all-costs mentality, Watkins aggressively revamped procedures to protect the rights of innocent people and exonerate those wrongfully convicted. Dallas County has the highest exoneration rate in the country now, because Watkins aggressively pursues exoneration claims, where too many attorney's offices actively try and suppress them.

Justice isn't served merely by throwing people in jail. Justice is served by throwing the right people in jail. Watkins remembers that, and he is a force for good in the state of Texas.