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Opportunity to meet @DARollins before this panel. A true, transformative DA. “Now that prosecutors look different, women, people of color, progressive I find it hilarious that suddenly people want to reign in our discretion now that were ending mass incarceration not driving it.”
On her groundbreaking memo-a roadmap for how prosecutors can dismantle system: “When you dont write policies down how am I as the DA to know whether theyre being implemented. If my prosecutors aren’t complying, Ill correct. If still not complying: Replace.”files.suffolkdistrictattorney.com/The-Rachael-Ro…
In reaction to idea that changing up current status quo may ruffle feathers,@DARollins: “We are absolutely disrupting. And have to. Because we have a system currently set up to treat those more wealth with more justice & predominately black & brown with less.”
.@DARollins literally knows the exact number of years, months, & days she has left in office to do what she has set out to do. Then jokingly broke out into Rent’s “Seasons of Love”: “525,000 minutes!” She hit the notes.
Key — @DARollins recognizing that most survivors of violence don’t want more incarceration: “I will ensure that victims know all of the options. It’s not just incarceration. It could be restorative justice. They are a critical part of the process.”
On office diversity: “I care about what my office looks like. I want the community represented in my staff. Prosecutor offices are the only part of the criminal justice system where people of color are underrepresented.”
Correction — that’s “525600 minutes.”
