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1. So, on last night’s @LastWeekTonight, @iamjohnoliver had a fantastic segment on the power of prosecutors and just how little the voters know about them (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdlOgtx3LUA&feature=youtu.be …). A short thread for those interesting the power of prosecutors:
2. In almost all states, prosecutors are elected, but voter know almost nothing about them. I’ve heard DAs talk about ppl asking them why they defend criminals—and public defenders say that they’ve been accused of over-charging. The system is a total mystery to most ppl.
3. The @ACLU_NorCal (with an intro from @johnlegend) has put together this fantastic resource about prosecutors. It explains what prosecutors do in general, and for residents of CA it explains the policy positions of every county’s DA:https://meetyourda.org/
4. The @ACLU and @BklynDefender produced a series of short videos that lay just how much influence prosecutors have, and what they can change, from bail reform to charging to sentencing: https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/power-prosecutors?redirect=issues/mass-incarceration/smart-justice/power-prosecutors …pic.twitter.com/gdOLGsSdlU
5. This @TEDTalks about the power of prosecutors by @adamjohnfoss, a former prosecutor in Boston, shows how prosectors can use their discretion to be less punitive, though the pressure is often on them to be harsh:https://www.npr.org/2018/03/16/593875641/adam-foss-can-prosecutors-stem-the-tide-of-mass-incarceration …
6. This @nytimes piece helps drive just how much our local prosecutors matter—even within a state, policies and outcomes vary widely based on who we have running the offices: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/upshot/new-geography-of-prisons.html …
7. It is also essential to realize that prosecutors are intensely political actors, and they play a huge role not only in the cases they prosecute, but in how the lobby and influence legislation: https://www.thenation.com/article/prosecutors-are-banding-together-to-prevent-criminal-justice-reform/ …
8. We are the ONLY country in the world that elects prosecutors, and there is a lot that is wrong with electing them. But it is the main way to control who sets the office agenda. Yet turnout for these elections is low, and those who turn out often don’t make a DA choice.pic.twitter.com/skbnlPPb5g
9. But also: we talk a lot abt elected DAs at the top, and they matter. But important to pay attention to the tens of thousands of assistant DAs who make day-to-day decisions too. As this, abt CA, shows, they often do not look like the ppl they prosecute: http://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Stuck-in-the-70s-Final-Report.pdf …pic.twitter.com/6tHD3Us17g
10. There is SO much more to say abt prosecutors and needed reforms. They have SO much power and SO little oversight of any real sort. But this, I hope, is a helpful start for those who want to know more about the office w the most power—and least transparency and accountability.
Very informative
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