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Thread: Dear weary twitter, I'm here to tell you that there is So much fresh work happening on the ground on justice issues, and there were a lot of wins tonight that we can all be really excited about. Here's a few:
WIN on California prop 17: Thanks to outstanding work by @InitiateJustice, people on parole in CA can now vote. https://twitter.com/akhan1437/status/1323857295554457601
WIN on Oregon measure 110: thanks to great leadership from @Kassandra_Fred and the whole @DrugPolicyOrg family, plus great partner organizations on the ground, possession of All drugs is now decriminalized in Oregon. https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-oregon-elections-a7bf2c4477ca38a31bd140848c023061
WIN in the Washington state senate -- @tarrasimmons5 will be a state senator. She led with the fact that she served time in prison, ran a brilliant campaign, and garnered a lot of great endorsements. https://twitter.com/TarraSimmons5/status/1323861242675490816
WINS on marijuana legalization in NJ, AZ, MT, and maybe SD! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/nyregion/nj-marijuana-legalization.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Projected WIN in Maricopa (Phoenix), where @JulieGunnigle, a reform candidate for district attorney, is up 4 points. That's 4.5 million people!
Projected WIN in L.A. County (10 million people!!), where @GeorgeGascon is up 10 points to be the next DA. We won't know full results for a week, but if this holds, this is massive. Here is @OsopePatrisse talking about the terrible incumbent
Projected WIN: @Eric4LakeCounty will likely be the next DA of Lake County, IL, just north of Chicago. He campaigned as a progressive prosecutor focused on addressing inequalities in the justice system.
WIN in CA: prop 20, which would have undone years of reform, went down in flames. Too many great people worked on this to name. Suffice to say, the organizing and advocacy bench in CA is strong!
WIN in Orlando: @MoniqueHWorrell is going to be the new State's Attorney! Recruited and supported by movement, including @FLRightsRestore and @Dreamdefenders, Monique will be one of two Black elected prosecutors in Florida, alongside newly elected Harold Pryor.
Projected WIN in Oakland county Michigan: thanks to awesome work by @MILiberation, @kdmcdonald2020 will likely be the next DA in a major Detroit suburb. She leaned heavy on progressive values.
WIN on sheriff's elections - there are multiple. Here's one reported by @taniel, who is very good to follow on local CJ elections! https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1323892131052855296
Projected WIN on Measure J in Los Angeles, which will send $300million+ to rehabilitation and health - the things that prevent people from going to jail. Amazing work by @LADefensx, @OsopePatrisse and many others on the ground. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-02/measure-j-a-look-at-the-l-a-county-criminal-justice-reform-proposal
Props to national groups that showed up in hugely important ways for several of the wins above -- @ColorOfChange, @WorkingFamilies, @RealJusticePAC -- and to the many individual donors that have fueled these campaigns!
WIN: Jose Garza will be the next DA in Austin. He campaigned on a strong progressive platform. Don't sleep on Texas! Great things brewing! Congrats to @workersdefense and others on the ground who made this happen! https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/jose-garza-monique-worrell-criminal-justice-reform/
Thank you @deedotknudsen for pointing out that several charter amendments creating more accountability for the sheriff in King County (Seattle) passed by wide margins. https://patch.com/washington/seattle/king-county-charter-amendments-wa-election-results-2020
Thank you @saralikesthings for this tip on Measure P passing in Sonoma County. Sara reports that it passed thanks to the "hard work of mostly BIPOC community organizers & despite pricey pro-law enforcement push to fight it." https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/measure-p-sonoma-county-law-enforcement-oversight-measure-sees-early-suppo/
A sweet WIN: check out today's plunge in stock prices for two of the biggest private prison companies! Google these companies -- they are so, so bad. And follow @WorthRises for more info about the evil prison industry. CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) -17%. The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) -12%
The @latimes has a good rundown of the California WINS on justice reform: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-11-04/gascon-justice-reform-victories
Bottom line: This movement is doing Amazing work. I’m filled with joy. The forces we are up against are ruthless, reckless, very well funded and with a very powerful infrastructure. And we are still #winning. Huge respect to all the leaders on the ground who are manifesting this!
More WINNING: congratulations to @ConMijente, @GLAHR_, and @ignitekindred for their successful "Take Action, Get Power" campaign to replace two ultra bad sheriffs in Georgia. More info here from @Taniel: https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1324115650177048577
Thank you @nixefy for sharing the great news that the people of Nebraska overwhelmingly voted to remove language from the NE constitution that allows the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/opinion/beach-vote-for-both-of-the-nebraska-constitutional-amendments/article_2d8716ee-18b4-11eb-93ae-0f3138e3482f.html
WIN: Holly Mitchell elected to Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, which runs a $37 billion budget! She's a staunch ally for criminal justice reform and investing in communities. L.A. organizers, you win so much it's hard to keep track! https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/11/04/election-2020-los-angeles-county-board-of-supervisors-district-2-holly-mitchell-herb-wesson/
WIN: Angel Harris and Nandi Campbell will become criminal court judges in New Orleans. They are former public defenders who were recruited by and supported by movement to run. Brilliant work by @justice_votes and many others on the ground! https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/new-orleans-public-defenders-elected-judge/
WIN in Colorado for drug policy, with a new DA in Jefferson County! Kudos to @ccjrc4action! https://mobile.twitter.com/Taniel/status/1324083594147647491
Here’s a rundown of the CJ election results above plus more, from @theappeal. The article doesn’t tell you about the organizing behind these wins — I’ve linked to many of the great organizers in the tweets above. Good organizing is key to good wins! https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/criminal-justice-reform-2020-election-results/
