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🚨 Leadership News: Fair and Just Prosecution is thrilled to announce civil rights champion and former Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala as our new Executive Director! 🧵
A prosecutor’s job is to seek justice, not provide cover for powerful people.
Power can buy influence, but it should never buy protection from the law.
#CriminalJusticeReform #ProsecutorialAccountability #Justice #SocialJustice
Every case is different. Every person is different. And what the law allows isn't always what justice requires.
That's why prosecutorial discretion matters.
It's the space between "I can" and "I should," guided by ethics, evidence, fairness, and the duty to seek justice.
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Restorative justice is a commitment to healing and hope. When young people thrive, cycles of harm are broken and communities grow stronger. Hear why restorative justice matters for serious harm in this powerful conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=BeWEmrsK…
1/ Constitutional protections cannot be set aside in pursuit of immigration enforcement goals.
FJP joined @CatoInstitute and @PoliceForReform in urging a federal appeals court to uphold limits on warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C.
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2/ Arrests based on race or appearance rather than individualized evidence undermine constitutional rights and public trust.
Diverting officers from investigating human trafficking, child exploitation and other serious crimes also comes at a cost to public safety.
3/ “Victims deserve justice, communities deserve protection, and both must remain at the center of law enforcement's priorities.” — FJP Executive Director Aramis N. Donell
Read the amicus brief: storage.courtlistener.com/re…
When fear drives the conversation about crime, blame can feel like a solution.
But assigning blame isn't a public safety strategy. Making communities safer requires looking beyond fear and addressing the complex factors that contribute to crime.
#PublicSafety #CriminalJustice
Crime can be declining while people still feel unsafe. Both can be true.
But legitimate fears shouldn't be exploited to distort the facts or advance political interests.
Public safety requires taking people's concerns seriously while grounding decisions in facts, not fear.
The playbook is familiar: Stoke fear. Divide communities. Then offer harsher punishment as the solution.
But policies should be judged by whether they actually make communities safer, not by how tough they sound.
#PublicSafety #CriminalJustice
A prosecutor should want to win at trial, but never more than they want to get it right.
The duty to seek justice starts long before trial. It requires objectively evaluating evidence, considering every angle, and pursuing the truth, not simply a conviction.
An arrest isn't proof of guilt. And dropping a case isn't automatically a failure of justice.
Sometimes evidence falls short. Sometimes prosecutors fall short. Sometimes the law itself falls short.
Accountability requires understanding the difference.
Political pressure should never determine prosecutorial decisions.
Prosecutors have a duty to exercise independent judgment & seek justice, even when doing so comes at a personal or professional cost. Prosecutorial independence means putting that duty before political interests.
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What’s driving the historic homicide decline—and how can we sustain it?
CCJ convened four dozen crime scholars to assess nearly 50 possible explanations.
📅 Join our webinar on 10/21 at 3pm ET to explore what they found.
➡️ Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AvR-Uo8_ty…
Just because prosecutors CAN do something doesn't mean they SHOULD. Prosecutorial discretion requires judgment grounded in fairness, the law, and a duty to seek justice. How that discretion is exercised matters for public safety and community trust. #DefiningJustice #PublicSafety
Disagreement between police and prosecutors isn’t dysfunction. It’s the result of different roles, responsibilities, and expertise.
The goal isn’t agreement. It’s justice. And the foundation of a strong partnership is respect.
#Justice #PublicSafety
#criminaljusticereform
Prosecutors have a duty to seek justice, not simply affirm decisions made by law enforcement.
FJP ED Donell explains how the distinct roles of police and prosecutors shape their responsibilities, and why prosecutors must make their own decisions in the pursuit of justice.
Justice isn't just about getting the right outcome. How we get there matters.
Protecting constitutional rights and ensuring a fair process are essential to public trust and community safety.
FJP Executive Director Aramis N. Donell explains why.
#DefiningJustice #CriminalJustice
Every young person deserves the opportunity to learn, grow & thrive.
#YouthJusticeActionMonth is a reminder of the importance of a youth justice system that promotes accountability, rehabilitation, and developmentally appropriate responses.
Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org/
A man was sentenced to death after his lead defense attorney repeatedly fell asleep during his trial.
Justice requires more than securing a conviction. It requires a fair process.
FJP and former judges & prosecutors are urging SCOTUS to intervene.
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1/ Public safety depends on trust. When people fear immigration enforcement in places they turn to for worship, support & essential services, that trust erodes.
FJP and @PoliceForReform filed an amicus brief urging the First Circuit to uphold protections for sensitive locations.
2/ Removing these protections can discourage people from accessing trusted community institutions and spread fear beyond those directly at risk, including to people who are not lawfully subject to immigration enforcement.
3/ That erosion of trust can make victims and witnesses less willing to report crimes or cooperate with local law enforcement, making it harder to keep communities safe.
Read more: fairandjustprosecution.org/p…
