THE OBJECTIVE OF REAL JUSTICE PAC IS TO WIN RACES WITH A BOTTOMS UP APPROACH AND A TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE.
Real Justice PAC
Elect candidates to county prosecutor positions where they can make a material impact on people's lives by helping to combat discriminatory policing, limiting or eliminating money bail, and rolling back other practices that lead to mass incarceration. Electing reformers to county prosecutor positions will also help restore voters' faith in public sector to address their problems.
Win county prosecutor races with a systematic, mass participation approach to digital and field pioneered on the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Once prosecutors are elected they face enormous pressure from police unions, other elected officials, and the staff in their offices. A campaign that includes volunteer to vote contact, small dollar fundraising, and social media organizing will strengthen the voices of voters as a countervailing, pro-reform voice to hold newly elected prosecutors accountable to the people who helped elect them.
Win races with a mandate for real justice. By working to help candidates with a bold, clearly articulated platform win by the widest possible margin, we help create a mandate for overcoming the barriers to making big changes on day one of a new administration. The 2017 success of Larry Krasner in Philadelphia raised the bar for what reformers could demand once in office -- and other elected local officials are following suit such as when the Philadelphia City Council voted to abolish cash bail.
Shaun King
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The district attorney is one of the most powerful elected officials in the U.S.
These prosecutors, called commonwealth attorneys or state’s attorney in some states, have enormous discretion to decide what alleged crimes to charge, and who to charge them with. They also have the power to decide how aggressive prosecutions are, whether cash bail is required or assets are seized. In many communities, who is elected prosecutor determines whether the impacts of structural racism and income inequality is amplified or diminished within our criminal justice system.
The Real Justice PAC works to elect reform-minded prosecutors at the county and city level who are committed to using the powers of their office to promote public safety, achieve justice, fight structural racism and defend our communities from abuse by state power. Astonishingly, in most circumstances, district attorneys run for election and reelection without a challenger.