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1/ In this new op-ed in @NBCNewsTHINK, @innocence co-founder @barryscheck & FJP’s @miriamkrinsky discuss the critical role elected prosecutors play in both preventing wrongful convictions and addressing past injustices through Conviction Integrity Units. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
2/ “A September report from the National Registry of Exonerations...found that prosecutorial misconduct...played a role in 30 percent of cases between 1989 and 2019 that later resulted in exonerations.” @exonerationlist law.umich.edu/special/exoner…
3/ “[R]eform-minded prosecutors across the country are establishing Conviction Integrity Units that work cooperatively with defense attorneys and innocence organizations...to determine whether prior convictions were, in fact, miscarriages of justice."
Elected prosecutors across the country are implementing smart, data-driven reforms to reduce crime and produce better outcomes for everyone—something voters elected them to do.
#21stCenturyProsecutors like @CA4Arlington must be allowed this discretion to enhance public safety.
#21stCenturyProsecutors like @CA4Arlington must be allowed this discretion to enhance public safety.
@CA4Arlington As we work to protect our communities from #COVID19, prosecutors must also consider the safety of incarcerated residents.
I've joined 31 prosecutors calling for a reduction in the number of people in jails & prisons who are not a threat to public safety: salon.com/2020/03/21/pro…
I've joined 31 prosecutors calling for a reduction in the number of people in jails & prisons who are not a threat to public safety: salon.com/2020/03/21/pro…
@CA4Arlington Unless posing a threat to public safety, we urge prosecutors to:
*Adopt cite & release policies for offenses posing no physical threat to community
*Release those being held b/c they can't afford cash bail
*Release those incarcerated on technical violations of probation & parole
*Adopt cite & release policies for offenses posing no physical threat to community
*Release those being held b/c they can't afford cash bail
*Release those incarcerated on technical violations of probation & parole
