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The US is the *only country in the world* that elects its prosecutors. Prosecutors have the power to end mass incarceration, and we have the power to make them. Watch the full series we made with
@ACLU to discover the#PowerOfProsecutors → http://aclu.org/prosecutors pic.twitter.com/1eX02fb8QnThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
“This isn’t about having more fun at parties, it’s about ending a law that wrecks thousands of lives every year- primarily black and brown lives.”
@DickGottfried#StartSMARTNYpic.twitter.com/O4P2R2n8NMThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
“We need to make sure we’re investing back into the communities who have suffered for decades under bad prohibition laws.”-
@LizKrueger#StartSMARTNYpic.twitter.com/mmsiq74nFHThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Gearing up for the press conference on
#StartSMARTNY, marijuana legalization for NY that centers racial and economic justice.pic.twitter.com/odErYV71Uz – at New York State Senate ChamberThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
Press conference at 2pm in Albany -- outside Senate chambers -- on
#marijuana legalization for NY that centers racial and economic justice.#StartSMARTNY cc@LizKrueger@CPeoplesStokespic.twitter.com/huhm8uDJpTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
No trial. No judge. No jury. 97% of cases never go to trial — they're resolved by plea bargains. That's the
#PowerOfProsecutors. But you have power over them: YOU can change the system. Learn howhttp://aclu.org/prosecutors .https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/993891528492961801 …
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Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
We’re in Albany today urging the legislature to support Sensible Marijuana Access through Regulated Trade -- to legalize
#marijuana in NY. Details@StartSMARTNY. cc@NYSA_Majority@NYSenate#StartSMARTNYpic.twitter.com/TK3WZPAG73Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
BUT IT'S NOT OVER!
@BklynFoundation has challenged us with a MATCH--any gift we receive from now until Mother's Day up to $5000 will be DOUBLED by the Foundation!#FreeBlackMamas#EndMoneyBailNY http://www.bit.ly/BAILOUTMAMASNYCShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
WE DID IT NEW YORK! $30K! Thank you so much for your support--to all our partners, to the
@NationalBailOut for their inspiration and solidarity, to@prisonculture for leading the last minute charge, and to YOU for making it possible to bring these mamas home!Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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BIG NEWS: Google has banned ads from bail-bondsmen because the industry “makes most of their revenue from communities of color & low income neighborhoods when they are at their most vulnerable.” NY should join the rest of the world & ban them outright.https://adwords.googleblog.com/2018/05/google-bans-ads-for-bail-bonds-services.html …
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This week the
@NYCCouncil is responding to the Mayor’s FY2019 executive budget proposal. Unfortunately, the Mayor chose not to address the Council’s priorities including#FairFares, property tax rebates, and increased fiscal reserves.http://www.gothamgazette.com/city/7658-de-blasio-and-city-council-tangle-over-how-to-spend-1-billion …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Our Kaela Economos explains the keys to family reunification with
@ReadRiseMag and advocates from around the country. http://www.risemagazine.org/2018/05/critical-planning-good-communication-and-the-right-services-are-key-to-reunification/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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Proud of the people, communities, and organizations that made this happen! If you haven't donated yet, help
@VOCALNewYork get over the $30k finish line!#FreeBlackMamashttps://twitter.com/VOCALNewYork/status/993580973722886150 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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More and more policymakers are hearing the demand for change. We will join
@DPA_NY@VOCALNewYork@ImmDefense@latinojustice and many others in Albany on Tuesday for the@startsmartNY day of action to legalize marijuana and begin to repair the harm of the war on drugs.https://twitter.com/startsmartNY/status/992806592968982528 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
Have you signed up for
@NYCAIC 's May 16th Advocacy Day in Albany to support#HALTSolitary !? Register here to join us! Transportation from NYC will be provided. https://goo.gl/forms/jkVdf0VX5Srakz3S2 …pic.twitter.com/tGebIaAPsUThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
1/ This week, in solidarity with
@NationalBailOut#BlackMamasBailOut, we’re bailing out Black mothers and caregivers so they can be home for#MothersDay. We’ll also be sharing what we know from our experience bailing people out in NYC.
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More and more policymakers are hearing the demand for change. We will join
@DPA_NY@VOCALNewYork@ImmDefense@latinojustice and many others in Albany on Tuesday for the@startsmartNY day of action to legalize marijuana and begin to repair the harm of the war on drugs.https://twitter.com/startsmartNY/status/992806592968982528 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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When no place is off limits to Trump’s deportation force, an everyday court visit can end like this:pic.twitter.com/wf7kyqXc4N
ICE Courthouse Arrests On The RiseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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NYPD presence outside our syringe exchange programs criminalizes ppl looking for help & safety - it’s counterintuitive and cruel.https://twitter.com/brigidbergin/status/992411825735118849 …
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In its fight against bail reform, the bail bond industry compares itself to the evil Galactic Empire led by Darth Vader. I guess that makes us all the Rebel Alliance.
#MayTheFourthbe with us.
@VOCALNewYork@JustLeadersUSA@katalcenter@NYCComptroller@MrMikeBlake@NYSenBenjaminpic.twitter.com/mQpDBzOduWThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Brooklyn Defender Services Retweeted
New Podcast: A Public Defender on the Power of Prosecutors.
@ScottHech of@BklynDefender discusses the impact of D.A.'s at key decision-points in his clients' cases & weighs the prospects for reform in a time of increasing scrutiny of D.A. discretion. https://www.courtinnovation.org/publications/public-defender-power-prosecutors …pic.twitter.com/2PCaKQMzsJThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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