OUR MISSION

Our mission is to elect better prosecutors. Electing reform-minded prosecutors is essential to improving the criminal justice system. That’s why our network engaged in 33 elections since 2015, winning 27 of them.

WHY FOCUS ON PROSECUTORS

Disproportionate impact on the justice system.

Prosecutors have outsize power and largely unchecked authority in the criminal justice system—from charging nonviolent drug offenders with felonies to seeking the death penalty disproportionately based on the race of the victim and defendant.

Long-time incumbents without real challengers.

Almost all prosecutors in America are elected to office and 95% of them are re-elected—often without serious challengers and regardless of corruption, scandal or incompetence. Uncluttered elections mean a real chance for impact.

Local, immediate impact with high-stakes consequences.

Electing good prosecutors is complementary to traditional reform initiatives, concentrating efforts where they have the most immediate impact. For defendants in these jurisdictions, a fair prosecutor can mean the difference between freedom and imprisonment—or death.

OUR IMPACT

Our network’s wins from 2015 to 2019 across all jurisdictions encompass a total population of 31 million.

Every jurisdiction in which our network won races had at least 21% of-color population.

Past victories led to 2 candidates dropping out due to our network’s involvement.

PROSECUTOR PROFILES

We spotlight just a few examples of the dozens of prosecutors across the country that are advancing a reform-minded vision that emphasizes justice and public safety. 

Larry Krasner
District Attorney
Philadelphia, PA
Kim Foxx
State’s Attorney
Cook County, IL
Joe Gonzales
District Attorney
Bexar County, TX
Aramis Ayala
State Attorney
Orange-Osceola, FL
Parisa Dehghani-Tafti
District Attorney
Arlington County, VA
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