Exciting news from The Appeal
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The police should not create crime
This was how the Riverside Police Department decided to use taxpayer public safety funds: ensnaring children with special needs, many of whom had never used or sold drugs before.
More Places Are Naming Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Here’s How to Make That More Than Lip Service
Only by naming what systemic racism has done—be it redlining, divestment from public education, or land theft—and the material impact it continues to have on people’s lives, can the path forward be illuminated.
Rural Communities Needlessly Risk Covid-19 From Prisons
At the same time, 132 rural hospitals have closed in just the past ten years. The Justice Collaborative recently reported that 12% of people who are jailed nationally—up to a third in some areas—are in communities without critical care resources.
DA vows to not solicit police union endorsement
San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar is not up for reelection this year. But if she does seek office again in 2022, it appears that she will be doing so without the endorsement …
Brooklyn DA is sole city prosecutor to swear off law enforcement union contributions
Just one of the city’s five district attorneys signed on to a call Monday to reject endorsements and cash contributions from law enforcement unions. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, a prolific fundraiser from the unions, …
Siemon joins prosecutors pledging to not take funding, endorsements from police unions
LANSING — Ingham County Prosecutor Carol Siemon has joined a group of more than 40 prosecutors across the nation who say they will no longer be taking campaign contributions or endorsements from police unions. Siemon is …
Ulster County DA Clegg says he won’t accept election backing or money from police unions
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg has pledged to not accept campaign endorsements or contributions from police unions. Clegg joined more than 40 elected prosecutors from across the country, including district attorneys and …
Bexar County District Attorney joins national call to end police union endorsements
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales joined over 40 officials from across the country calling on district attorneys and state attorney generals to reject endorsements and campaign contributions from police unions. Elected prosecutors can no …
Top State Cops Tell Congress To Legalize Marijuana As New Poll Shows Strong Voter Support
The push comes as a new poll shows that 62 percent of likely voters, including 60 percent of Republicans, support the bill and its provisions.