There is so much disinformation on here right now about Kamala and her criminal justice record coming from both the right and left (plus, of course, the Russian agents actively sowing discord in hopes of undermining/dismantling our democracy). I'm going to do my part to make sure
I combat the countless lies as often as I can (not to mention the racist/misogynistic bullshit that comes with a nomination like this). Particularly insidious are the Berners/Incels who hold women to an entirely different standard; their purity test seems to allow for
many missteps by Bernie over the years, but not one by anyone else (and a total disregard for the fact that as a 30-year political veteran—13 yrs in Congress—he's not "anti-establishment," whatever that means). Nuance isn't their strong suit.
SO, here are 50 of @Kamalaharris' criminal justice accomplishments, thanks to @blackwomenviews, who worked hard to gather the receipts/combat attacks. #1. Deputy DA Kamala Harris opposed Prop 21 (passed w/ 62%), which increased criminal penalties for crimes committed by
youth & incorporated many youth offenders into the adult criminal justice system. 2. Deputy DA: Co-founded the Coalition to End the Exploitation of Kids, providing legal and health services to sexually exploited children, including teenage “prostitutes.” 3. As member of the board
of SF MOMA, Kamala Harris created the 1st of its kind in the US “Matches” program, pairing at-risk youth with mentors to expose them to art and broaden their horizons. 4. DA: created Back on Track program to help drug offenders re-enter society. She: Provided vocational training,
counseling, parenting services, etc. + substantially reduced recidivism for participants. 5. DA Harris refused to seek the death penalty even when pressured by members of her own party due to racial disparities in how it is applied. 6. DA: Created LGBT Hate Crime Unit.
7. DA: Worked to get the first safe house in San Francisco for girls who wanted out of the sex trade. 8. DA: Changed underage women/men from being treated as prostitutes to being treated as victims. 9. DA/AG- Kamala Harris helped found the Center for Youth Wellness which works to
improve the health of children exposed to childhood trauma. 10. AG: Created the Bureau of Children’s Justice (BCJ) to streamline enforcement of laws that uphold children’s rights & pursue policies that improve the lives of children. 11. AG-BCJ: Partnered w/USC to link data from
the DOJ & Social Services’ case mgmt systems to enable researchers for the 1st time to better determine the overlap between CA’s child welfare & juvenile justice populations. 12. AG-BCJ: Worked to diagnose challenges in California’s juvenile justice data systems, in partnership
with the Governance Lab at New York University. 13. AG-BCJ: Worked to deliver previously unavailable juvenile justice data (from the Juvenile Court Probation Statistical Sys) to researchers at the Public Policy Institute of CA, Harvard,U of Chicago,& UC Berkeley.
14. AG-BCJ: Collaborated w/ the Judicial Council to develop dashboards for judges to make better decisions about adjudicated juveniles. 15. AG: Awarded Second Chance Grant to expand Back on Track to LA. 16. AG: CREATED the Division of Recidivism, Reduction, & Re-Entry (DR3)
to reduce the number of repeat offenders. 17. AG-DR3: Partnered w/ the Court of College (C2C). The program is designed to divert young offenders from future criminal behavior through cognitive behavioral intervention & exposure to higher ed. 18. AG: DR3 partnered on the Career
Pathways program. It’s an out-of-custody, recidivism-reduction program that provides resources to a probation-supervised population. 19. AG: Her CA DOJ was accepted into the Natl Defending Childhood State Policy Initiative; a cross-sector team of state leaders to develop shared
priorities to prevent/address children’s exposure to violence. 20. AG: Created the Truancy Intervention Panel to implement best practices for truancy prevention. 21. AG- BCJ, partnered w/the Ad Council & CA Endowment, conducted study/designed to be public education toolkit to
help educators/community leaders communicate w/parents on importance of kids being in school. 22. AG: Created SmartJustice, a new database & analytical tool to track repeat offenders & offense trends to provide counties w/ more effective options for anti-recidivism initiatives.
23. AG: Issued guidance to CA law enforcement agencies outlining new responsibilities to track/report citizen complaints against peace officers, incl. complaints alleging racial/identity profiling. 24. AG: Supported AB71 (it became law) requiring all CA law enforcement agencies
to collect data on shootings & use of force by a civilian/police against the other that result in serious bodily injury or death. 25. AG: Created the first Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (“POST”) certified law enforcement training on both procedural justice &
& implicit bias, the first of its kind in the country. 26. AG: Instituted a body camera policy for all DOJ special agent personnel conducting field operations. 27. AG: Convened community members, incl. roundtables w/HS students from South/East LA. The topics were experiences with
police and ideas on how to improve the relationship between youth & law enforcement. 28. AG: Created the 21st Century Policing Working Group to foster discussion regarding implicit bias and building community trust. 29. AG: Created OpenJustice, a 1st of-its-kind criminal justice
open data initiative providing unprecedented data. Provides key criminal justice indicators & transparency. 30. AG: Opened civil pattern or practice investigations into Kern County Sheriff’s Office. 31. AG: Opened a civil pattern or practice investigations into Bakersfield PD.
32. AG: Created the Racial Profiling Advisory Board. 33. AG: Issued guidance outlining the law enforcement agencies responsibilities to assist immigrant crime victims in applying for U-visas. 34. AG: Enlisted major law firms to provide pro-bono legal services to for unaccompanied
children entering the US. She supported legislation to provide $3M to qualified CA nonprofits to provide legal aid. 35. AG: Sponsored Bill that allows human trafficking victims to petition court to set aside conviction of solicitation/prostitution. 36. AG: Eliminated longstanding
rape kit backlog of over 1,300 untested kits & significantly reduced processing times. Received the US DOJ’s Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services. 37. AG: Sponsored AB1644 to establish 4yr pilot to assist elementary schools in providing mental health services to
