Thread by @Justice_Collab

AG Bill Barr made hypocritical statements this week about progressive prosecutors that are politicized and false. #BarrLies

Particularly in the midst of his other actions this week, these statements must be addressed. Those he’s attacked have done so: fairandjustprosecution.org/wp-content/upl…

Barr used Chicago as an example of cities with “progressive” prosecutors that “have all suffered historic levels of homicide and other violent crime.”

That was a lie. #BarrLies

Violent crime decreased by roughly 8% as State’s Attorney Kimm Foxx’s office reduced the number of people being sentenced to prison or jail by 19%.

The number of homicides and shootings have fallen for the 3rd consecutive year. #BarrLies
cnn.com/2019/12/31/us/…

In Baltimore, State’s Attorney Mosby proposed a plan to divert resources from marijuana prosecutions to more effectively address the number of unsolved homicides.

That re-investment will drive real community safety outcomes. #BarrLies nyti.ms/2HjgSxL

DA @chesaboudin has barely begun his term in San Francisco, but that didn’t stop AG Barr from including him as one of the prosecutors whose city has "historic levels of homicide and other violent crime” under his watch.

(It’s not true. nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san…) #BarrLies

@chesaboudin And in Boston, where Suffolk County District attorney Rachael Rollins has implemented changes to prosecute less nonviolent low-level offenses, homicides rates are also falling.

#BarrLies bostonglobe.com/2019/12/31/met…

@chesaboudin Ultimately, AG Barr’s intentions are clear: undermine progressive reforms that lift up people and bring communities back together in favor of unquestioned law enforcement power.

We will not go back. #BarrLies fairandjustprosecution.org/wp-content/upl…