PRESS RELEASE: JustLeadershipUSA and Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Collaborate to Issue Historic Report on Advancing Race Equity in the Criminal Legal System

Press Contact: David LaBahn, david.labahn@APAInc.org (202) 570-0763 JustLeadershipUSA and Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Collaborate to Issue Historic Report on Advancing Race Equity in the Criminal Legal System Washington, DC - February 14, 2023 - JustLeadershipUSA and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) released a new report, Building the Table: Advancing Race Equity in

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Press Release: APA Issues Report on New Recommendations for State and Local Prosecutors to Address Violence Against Elected Officials, Public Servants, and Government Institutions

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) announced today the release of the report Prosecutors and Politics: Collaborative Strategies and Model Policies for Addressing Threats and Acts of Political Violence. This report lays out the recommendations of a bipartisan convening that took place in Detroit, Michigan and gathered prosecutors from the Great Lakes region, federal partners,

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Press Release: APA’s Statement on Andrew Warren

Press Contact: David LaBahn, david.labahn@apainc.org (202)570-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APA's Statement on Andrew Warren The role of the prosecutor is to serve their communities as ministers of justice. The voters of Hillsborough County, Florida elected Andrew Warren to fulfill that role, which he has done dutifully until his sudden removal by Governor Desantis.

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Press Release: APA Issues Preliminary Report on New Recommendations for State and Local Prosecutors to Address Violence Against Elected Officials, Public Servants, and Government Institutions

Press Contact: David LaBahn david.labahn@apainc.org 202-570-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release: APA Issues Preliminary Report on New Recommendations for State and Local Prosecutors to Address Violence Against Elected Officials, Public Servants, and Government Institutions The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), in partnership with the Joyce Foundation announced today the release of the preliminary

2022-08-03T14:27:46-04:00July 28th, 2022|Announcements, APA In The News, Featured, News, Press Release|Comments Off on Press Release: APA Issues Preliminary Report on New Recommendations for State and Local Prosecutors to Address Violence Against Elected Officials, Public Servants, and Government Institutions

Press Release: White House Hosts Historic Prosecutor Roundtable on HIV Criminal Law

Press Contacts: Marlene Biener, APA, marlene.biener@apainc.org D. Reznik, CHLP, dreznik@hivlawandpolicy.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE White House Office of National AIDS Policy Hosts Historic Prosecutor Roundtable on HIV Criminal Laws Nearly 50 state prosecutors, attorneys general, federal officials and national infectious disease experts convened to consider concrete ways to modernize state criminal laws and the criminal justice

2022-07-07T13:30:23-04:00July 7th, 2022|Announcements, APA In The News, Featured, News, Press Release, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Press Release: White House Hosts Historic Prosecutor Roundtable on HIV Criminal Law

APA Statement on Uvalde and Mass Violence

June 6, 2022 The events of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas are devastating, and words cannot express the sorrow and heartbreak we at APA feel for the loved ones of those who passed away and the Uvalde community as a whole. Prosecutors, law enforcement, and other criminal justice actors

2022-06-06T10:44:32-04:00June 6th, 2022|Animal Cruelty, Announcements, APA In The News, Domestic Violence, Featured, Hate Crime Prosecution, Mass Violence, Resources|Comments Off on APA Statement on Uvalde and Mass Violence

Press Release: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee Releases Statement on the Criminalization of Abortion

For Immediate Release May 5, 2022 Contact: Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor and Co-chair, Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee, (816) 881-3555 The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), through its Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee, hereby releases this Statement of Prosecutors on the criminalization of abortion. “As prosecutors, our clients are

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SJC, NLADA, and APA Partner to Launch the Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity!

Through the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC), the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) are pleased to announce the launch of Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity, a program for public defenders and prosecutors to engage in the work of advancing racial equity together. This

2022-03-16T15:40:10-04:00March 16th, 2022|Announcements, APA In The News, Featured, Highlights, News, Safety & Justice|Comments Off on SJC, NLADA, and APA Partner to Launch the Collaborative Leadership for Racial Equity!

Press Release: APA’s DV Prosecution Committee Unveils Newly Developed Toolkit

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) Domestic Violence (DV) Prosecution Committee Unveils Newly Developed Toolkit on Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programming for DV Cases WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 23, 2022 – The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys’ (APA) Domestic Violence (DV) Prosecution Committee, led by some of the nation’s leading DV prosecutors and victim advocates, announced

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PRESS RELEASE: Prosecutor Workplace and Compensation Study

New Study Finds Staffing Shortages, High Workloads and Low Compensation Among the Nation’s Largest Prosecutors’ Offices WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 22, 2021– Researchers at Lafayette College, in collaboration with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), have released a new study reporting findings from a survey of the nation’s largest prosecutors’ offices. Dr. Adam Biener,

2021-12-01T16:22:02-05:00November 22nd, 2021|Announcements, APA In The News, Featured, News, Press Release, Prosecutorial News, Safety & Justice, Survey|Comments Off on PRESS RELEASE: Prosecutor Workplace and Compensation Study
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