Is it 'progressive prosecution' to give weight to 'truth in sentencing' guidelines--which were created during the 90s crime panic to increase sentence lengths, under the belief that parole was bad & prisons solve social problems?

Do progressive prosecutors even know this?

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Resisting Arrest and Assault on a Police Officer is code for I'm ruining your life because you offended me

Today in ho-hum injustice: 7 probation violations, 4 of which merely alleged non-payment of court costs. One client was jailed for a month prior to the hearing; again, just for costs. Another was told to fork over $200/mo--on monthly pay of only $1200--or else risk more jail time

18 of 26 priority bills we supported this session passed both VaHouseofDelegates and VaSenateofVirginia! Yet just six of those will become law. What happened? Our Executive Director, Rob Poggenklass, details the plight of every one of our 2024 CJR priorities, here: justiceforwardva.com/blog/2024/4/25… #VALeg

Now imagine this happening to Black people in Va., except it takes place multiple times a day, they face a felony & 6 months mandatory time, and not only is it almost never captured on video, but basically no one—not the media, not the public, not the legislature—gives a shit.

How does marijuana reform impact Black and Brown communities? youtube.com/watch?v=hHcHE0… Chelsea Higgs Wise Marijuana Justice Drug Policy Alliance

I'm sure many have already noticed that the Weinstein appeal would likely have gone the other way if Hector Lasalle had been confirmed...