DAs and mandatory minimums
In the United States, approximately 94 percent of all convictions happen because the accused plead guilty. This means that people charged with crimes rarely – if ever – go to trial.
May 8, 2018In the United States, approximately 94 percent of all convictions happen because the accused plead guilty. This means that people charged with crimes rarely – if ever – go to trial.
May 8, 2018 Criminal Law Reform Racial JusticeYou can kill a person, but you cannot kill a movement.
April 4, 2018 Racial JusticeWhen the ACLU of Massachusetts conducted a poll last July, voters were most surprised to learn that district attorneys control funds gained through civil asset forfeiture.
April 2, 2018 Government Transparency Police Accountability Racial JusticeFrom the first-ever National Women’s Rights Convention in 1850 to the marriage equality movement on Beacon Hill, Massachusetts is often among the first states to stand on the right side of history.
March 23, 2018 Immigrants' RightsWe must reject the Trump administration’s bigotry, racism, and hatred; to do that, we must build our own wall – in the form of concrete policies, ordinances, and procedures – to protect our communities from federal harm.
March 20, 2018 Immigrants' Rights Police Accountability Privacy and Surveillance Racial JusticeEvery legislative session, criminal law reform advocates ask lawmakers to pass progressive reforms to our criminal legal system that would make it fairer for everyone. But one group that has remained resistant to sensible reform: district attorneys.
March 5, 2018 Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice