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BlackRoots Alliance — Work on Prosecutor Accountability (2020)

Organization Name 
BlackRoots Alliance
Award Date 
9/2020
Grant Amount 
$15,000
Purpose 
To support work on prosecutorial accountability in Chicago.
Topic (focus area) 
Criminal Justice Reform

Grant investigator: Chloe Cockburn

This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. BlackRoots Alliance staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $15,000 to BlackRoots Alliance to support work on prosecutorial accountability in Chicago. This funding is intended to enable BlackRoots Alliance to support local organizing around prosecutorial reform and decarceration.

This follows our August 2019 support and falls within our focus area of criminal justice reform.