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3 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read
I've shared a number of resources in recent weeks, so I'm going to make a brief 'master list' thread here that brings them together for easier use.
1/ My cheat sheet!

You can print the PDF to fill it, *&* track the site tonight for updates once results are in (to the best of my ability).

2/ My own work consists in just a slice of the above: the local politics of criminal justice are often overlooked, & hard to decipher given a reluctance to address policy.

Hence months of preparation to draw out what's happening, laid out in this thread:
3/ To have a 'big picture' view of the importance of state & local elections for mass incarceration, immigration enforcement, & criminal justice today, explore this national interactive tool about the main local hotspots.
4/ This was the most fun: My mega-thread laying out the stakes in each state in maximum 280 characters (almost no cheating). Find your state & know what to 👀 !

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4 Nov
David Perdue is down to 50.47%.

And Trump's lead in Georgia now sits at 67K votes.
David Perdue is down to 50.38%.

And Trump's lead in Georgia now sits at 57K votes.
David Perdue is down to 50.29%.

And Trump's lead in Georgia now sits at 47K votes (< 1%).
Read 6 tweets
4 Nov
Two HUGE resuts in Georgia: Dems have flipped the sheriff's offices in Cobb & Gwinnett counties (pop: 1.6 million)

This is big for many reasons.

1/ The GOP sheriffs here have intense ties with ICE, which the Dems had promised to curtail or end. See:
theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
2/ Both of the incoming sheriffs are Black, which breaks the pattern of overwhelmingly white sheriffs (as @MauriceChammah just noted).

It's also a direct parallel to NC in 2018, when roughly 5 new Black Democrats won sheriff's offices & ended ties with ICE.
3/ Jail conditions & jail deaths were a huge issue here, in both races. theappeal.org/politicalrepor…

A measure of accountability against officials who escape it so consistently. Image
Read 4 tweets
31 Oct
The sheriff of Alamance County, NC, a notorious right-wing official, shut down a march to the polls as an ‘unlawful assembly.’ See thread.
Here’s who we’re talking about. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…
Read 4 tweets
29 Oct
In my assessment, FIVE counties are *doubly* high-stakes criminal justice hotspots next week: they have both a DA race *and* a sheriff race that features real stakes for mass incarceration & criminal justice reform.

These counties are in: GA, OH, AZ, SC, and MI.

Brief thread.
1/ Maricopa County, AZ, undoubtedly tops the list here. Because it's huge. & because it matters.

Its sheriff election features Joe Arpaio's former deputy: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…

Its prosecutor race features stark contrasts on incarceration & sentencing: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
2/ Charleston County, SC, has two GOP incumbents who are targeted by Dems running on reform platforms.

In the prosecutor's race, big policy questions that involve racial justice: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…

In the sheriff's race, BIG stakes for ICE: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…
Read 7 tweets
27 Oct
um, this is the closest i've come to making it into @TheOnion
seriously! the Onion's joke here is about a man caring about an Illinois Supreme Court election... & one of my favorite pieces to work on this year was this essential @KyleCBarry agenda-setter on... the Illinois Supreme Court!

the Onion also names check @injusticewatch's amazing guide to Cook County judicial elections, which yes if you live in the county you should actually be aware of & share!
Read 4 tweets
26 Oct
No place has as much riding next week for criminal justice & mass incarceration as in Los Angeles. Not even close.

DA, local offices, referendums statewide & local.

At @TheAppeal we've put together an amazing coverage on all this, so here's a thread!
1/ The. DA. race. Is. Huge.

Enough said.

I Q&Aed Gascon in January: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…

And here's @eli_kamisher's preview of the runoff: theappeal.org/politicalrepor….
2/ LA will help decide the statewide Prop 17, which could expand the right to vote. theappeal.org/california-pro…

3/ And Prop 25, which deals with pretrial detention: theappeal.org/politicalrepor…

4/ And Prop 20, which could roll back sentencing reforms: theappeal.org/californias-pr….
Read 4 tweets

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