APA is a grassroots org dedicated to criminal justice reconstruction, specializing in bettering community/police relations via advocacy, education & policy.
JUST IN: Vera is proud to announce our partnership with @GlblCtzn as we work together to end the criminalization of poverty. The US spends $22B annually to detain people in jails. No one should be jailed simply due to an inability to pay bail: https://t.co/GqCDQtZkJk
Are you a youth under the age of 21 who has recently attended or plans to attend a #Justice4Antwon#AntwonRose#BlackLivesMatter protest?
We are looking for on the scene photos taken by Pittsburgh youth. Please send photos to [email protected] for potential national distribution.
Broken windows policing is an epic fail.
9 out of every 10 people arrested by the NYPD for marijuana possession in the first 6 months of 2018 were Black or Hispanic.
This fall, look at policing like never before.
Museum of Broken Windows
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#ListeningNYC
BREAKING: We're suing @ICEgov and the Federal Bureau of Prisons for inhumanely detaining immigrants in federal prisons. They’ve created a human rights crisis by denying adequate medical care and food, and violating their rights to religious freedom.
“The crux of our case is that Officer Rosfeld failed to act like a reasonable officer would under the same or similar circumstances." https://t.co/Dgtbfs4sSL
The legislation includes hefty fines for street harassment, and more protections for victims of rape to prove a lack of consent. https://t.co/bWmVlia8iv
This Sunday, July 15th, @BernieSanders is joining me in #Pittsburgh to rally for a Pennsylvania that leaves no one behind. RSVP today! https://t.co/ANTE7tFkkm
Saleem of HRC lays out demands #JusticeforAntwon: 1) Judge Jeffrey Manning must be removed from this case 2) @GovernorTomWolf & @JoshShapiroPA must pressure DA Zappala not to put Antwon Rose on trial, but instead put Rosefeld on trial for the brutal execution of #AntwonRose.
The only way this system is going to change, is if we change it from the district attorney’s office. They have the power, they have the keys. Our turn, our time, is now. #TJforDA
From the DA's office: "That information was met with such defiance and arrogance that it was deeply offensive and bitterly disappointing." https://t.co/fU6KXHTs7t
We are at the border fighting back against ICE and the criminal prosecution of undocumented folks. We need to raise $10,000 to offset the cost of getting our folks here during this rapid response moment. Please donate to our #FUCKICE fund! https://t.co/xWPfFxwTpB