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Rachel Marshall
@RachelRMarshall
Exec Director, Institute for Innovation in Prosecution @IIP_JohnJay. Past: @sfdaoffice Comms Director/Policy Advisor for @chesaboudin, public defender, teacher.
Jun 8, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Today marks one year since the recall of DA Chesa Boudin—a night I will never forget.

I wish I could say the false attacks on reform DAs have stopped since then, but the recall was only one of a series of coordinated attacks on prosecutors & criminal justice reform.

1/ Image In Georgia, the anti-democratic SB 92 was signed into law this year, creating a commission overseeing prosecutors with the power to remove them for how they exercise their discretion.

Spoiler alert: they’re only targeting reform-minded DAs.

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Aug 10, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
SF has been played. This piece by @mdbarba is nothing short of a bombshell.

This marks the first time Jenkins publicly disclosed the earnings…of more than $100k—all while repeatedly claiming to be a “volunteer” for the recall.

sfstandard.com/criminal-justi… How can we trust a district attorney who straight up lied to the public and concealed this kind of information?
Jul 16, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Yesterday, an interim, unelected DA fired 15 public servants committed to justice.

People who fight corruption; hold police accountable; protect the innocent; correct injustices; and promote transparency.

These firings are revealing. 🧵

1/5 What do the firings say about the new administration?

They say that it does not value transparency or public access to information. It does not care about righting wrongful convictions & sentences. It does not care about corruption. It does not care about police accountability.
Jun 17, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The media replicating the same misleading and fear-mongering strategies it used against Chesa to target the next progressive DA.

I sincerely hope that the public demands better than this dishonest, agenda-driven reporting. The media love to falsely blame progressives for every crime.

You know what they don’t love? To tell the stories of the harms caused by incarceration or the failures of our prison system to rehabilitate. To blame conservative approaches when someone sent to prison recidivates.
Jun 1, 2022 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
Being a progressive, reform prosecutor is more than words.

It is about actions.

Criminal justice reform is the baseline for lasting public safety.

This thread lists some (not even close to all) of the reforms & achievements of DA @chesaboudin in just 2 years.

1/ Promoting justice:
-Prevented the criminalization of poverty by stopping the DA's office's use of cash bail
-Developed victim-centered responses to crime
-Committed to prosecuting kids as kids
-Ended SF's death penalty
-Helped safely reduce SF’s jail population
May 27, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
My oped attacks the false narrative on progressive prosecutors.

In CA, Kern County had the highest per capita homicide rate —double SF, despite being the same population size. The Republican DA has blasted reforms like reducing sentencing enhancements.”

sfgate.com/politics-op-ed… Schubert’s anti-reform approach does not promote safety; Sacramento has seen a dramatic increase in crime. Just last month, a mass shooting in Sacramento took 6 lives. Nonetheless, Schubert has falsely blamed progressive prosecutors throughout California for upticks in crime.