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Kamala Harris was an advocate for victims, as well as an advocate for people in the system
Ammar Moussa @ammarmufasa 17mICYMI >> @RepMarciaFudge on @TheRevAl yesterday.
What you have in a Kamala Harris was an advocate for Black victims as well as an advocate for people in the system. [She] started diversion programs that have become a model for the nation Most importantly she knows the system."
watch clip:
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Kamala Harris and the 'Back on Track" initiative... watch:
Kamala Harris and racial bias training programs for California police officers... watch:
related:
In 2005, Kamala Harris, District Attorney for San Francisco, launched Back on Track (BOT), a reentry initiative aimed at reducing recidivism among low-level drug-trafficking defendants. Combining strict accountability with real opportunities for self improvement, BOT reports that less than 10 percent of its graduates reoffend
https://www.bja.gov/Publications/BackonTrackFS.pdf
2013: Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Launches Initiative to Reduce Recidivism in California
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-launches-initiative-reduce-recidivism
2015, Attorney General Kamala Harris launches 'Open Justice,' an open-data initiative that provides information on deaths in police custody and during an arrest, as well as arrest rates by race and ethnicity.
https://www.kqed.org/news/10666074/open-justice-a-new-web-portal-to-arrest-and-death-statistics-in-california
2017, Kamala Harris Speaks Out On Prison Reform And The Plight Of Women Prisoners
https://blavity.com/kamala-harris-women-prison-reform-redemption
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Kamala Harris was an advocate for victims, as well as an advocate for people in the system (Original Post)
bigtree
Aug 2019
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mcar
(42,376 posts)1. The big smear about her record doesn't seem to be working
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brush
(53,876 posts)2. It's disappointing that on DU the usual suspects followed DINO Gabbard's lead and continue to...
winger talking points about this. Some even say, "she's going to have to defend her record".
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mcar
(42,376 posts)3. Disappointing but not surprising. Nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bigtree
(86,005 posts)4. these are some compelling views of AG Harris in action
...I like the one where she's the woman in charge of a bevy of agents, dynamic and firmly in charge.
Same Kamala Harris we see today on the campaign trail.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden