Yep. But instead of the reparations coming out of a state slush fund, the prosecution should pay the proceeds out of pocket. There’s as much (more) corruption in the judicial branch as any other. Bank on it. (They do, daily.)
You jumped from “the prosecution”, which is an Executive branch function to “the judicial branch” ~ so who is it you imagine should pay?
Prosecutors should have “prosecutorial malpractice” insurance like doctors all have to have insurance to protect them from lawsuits.
If they repeatedly fail and their insurance company has to pay out, they will pay high rates and eventually lose their job.
Not sure why that couldn’t be a workable solution.
Exactly. This payment comes from the state coffers at large, and the state government has no input into prosecution decisions, plus it includes money from conservative counties where voters do their jobs and elect good DA's. So they're getting punished for having done the right thing while this provides no disincentive for agenda-driven prosecutions. At least pay the money from county funds in that county, and preferably from the prosecutor's budget. The idea of there BEING a tab is progress. The idea of it being picked up by the uninvolved and in part by conservatives still needs fixing.
The job of DA should not exist, i.e. nobody should have any sort of a career or money incentive to simply put people in prison.