The main concern for the district's attorneys is Assembly Bill 236, a sweeping criminal justice reform bill passed by the Democratic legislative majority in 2019. The district attorneys say Nevada's new laws resemble reform policies in California that they believe are failing society.

On Thursday night, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp and Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks delivered remarks for a criminal justice reform town hall at the Elks Lodge #597 in Reno.