John, local prosecutors like the DA have the power to:
End the mass incarceration machine by opting not to prosecute low-level offenders or push them into serving jail time;
Curb the War on Drugs by refusing to charge people simply because they smoked a little weed;
Hold police accountable by charging police when they engage in illegal brutality; and
Stop locking up the poor by dismantling the cash bail system which keeps impoverished people in jail for crimes they haven’t even been tried for.
That’s a lot of power, don’t you think? By electing district attorneys in counties across the country, we can transform our justice system from the inside out.
Can you donate now before our end-of-year deadline to help us elect more progressive DAs all across the country in 2020? Winning these races is the key to achieving real justice reform.
There are 2,400 District Attorneys in the country. Nine-in-ten are white. Eight-in-ten are men. Only 1% are women of color. They are also, as you can imagine, overwhelmingly conservative. Hundreds of them are effectively serving what amounts to unofficial lifetime appointments because they basically run unopposed term after term.
Competing in every county is what we need to do. That’s why Real Justice needs your help right now.
Make a donation today before our end-of-year deadline.
In solidarity,
Real Justice