Chisholm has been a leading figure among "Progressive prosecutors," leftwing lawmen who favor diversionary programs and community-building to locking up criminal defendants.
Chisholm congratulated San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin following his election in 2019, and the pair spoke at a forum earlier this year on the status of the progressive prosecutor movement.
The Milwaukee DA said his office recommended $1,000 bail for Brooks following his arrest on Nov. 5 on charges that he punched his girlfriend in the face and hit her with his vehicle in a gas station parking lot.
A review of Wisconsin court records shows Brooks may have been a familiar figure to Chisholm, given that he was arrested and charged about half a dozen times in Milwaukee County during Chisholm's tenure.
Chisholm said Monday he is reviewing the bail decision for the earlier case, saying it was not high enough for a violent crime.
Brooks, whose criminal rap sheet dates back to 1999, was released from jail in February after posting $500 bail on charges of reckless endangerment and felony possession of a firearm.
Chisholm has blamed "False information" and "Deliberately manipulated" scare stories about rising crime for the sense of unease that is powering opposition to progressive prosecutors.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/meet-progressive-da-behind-waukesha-bail-catastrophe/
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