THREAD: District attorneys are the most powerful figures in the criminal legal system - so let& #39;s talk about them.
#WADADAM

DA& #39;s decide which cases to prosecute and what charges to bring against the accused. If we want to fix the gross racial disparities in this system, we need to start at the source. That& #39;s why we launched the What a Difference a DA Makes campaign in 2017. http://dadifference.org"> http://dadifference.org 

4 years later, we’re still doing that work across the state.

In Hampden County, we just filed a lawsuit calling for an investigation into the Springfield PD’s violent misconduct, as well as the DA’s failure to examine and disclose that conduct: https://www.aclum.org/en/cases/graham-et-al-v-district-attorney-hampden-county">https://www.aclum.org/en/cases/...

In Plymouth County, we filed lawsuit after the district attorney’s office tried to charge us $1 million dollars to fulfill a routine public records request. This absurd demand represents an affront to government transparency. It’s also illegal. https://twitter.com/ACLU_Mass/status/1370021956339306496?s=20">https://twitter.com/ACLU_Mass...

In Suffolk County, @DARollins announced that she would vacate any remaining convictions tainted by the drug lab scandal!

The ACLU and its allies worked to years on this case, ultimately securing one of the largest mass dismissals of charges in history. https://www.aclum.org/en/news/statement-aclu-massachusetts-district-attorney-rollins-hinton-lab-initiative">https://www.aclum.org/en/news/s...

No matter where you live, district attorneys have an enormous effect on your community. They have a responsibility to see that justice is administered in a fair and equitable way.

We& #39;ll continue to hold them accountable to that responsibility.