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

2022-06-06T11:50:54-04:00May 5th, 2022|Announcements, APA In The News, Featured, News, Press Release, Reproductive Health Access|Comments Off on Press Release: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee Releases Statement on the Criminalization of Abortion

Job Posting: TASC Director of the National Deflection TA Center

The Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) is seeking a Director of the National Deflection TA Center. Based in Chicago, this position will primarily provide leadership for serving as the Director of the Deflection TA Center, including related deflection consulting and training contracts. This position serves as the #2

2022-04-26T10:10:08-04:00April 26th, 2022|Featured, Job Postings|Comments Off on Job Posting: TASC Director of the National Deflection TA Center

Survey: Please Take this Internal Dashboards and Measures Survey!

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and Measures for Justice (MFJ) are working together on a Tableau Foundation data dashboard project. This project is largely focused on external public dashboards and has already resulted in the issuance of recommended guidelines for offices’ public dashboards, which you can find here. We recognize that similar work

2022-04-19T11:28:12-04:00April 19th, 2022|Announcements, Featured, Prosecutorial Dashboards, Survey, Tableau, Technology|Comments Off on Survey: Please Take this Internal Dashboards and Measures Survey!

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

2022-02-23T13:04:45-05:00February 23rd, 2022|Announcements, APA In The News, Domestic Violence, Featured, Press Release|Comments Off on Press Release: APA’s DV Prosecution Committee Unveils Newly Developed Toolkit

Job Posting: Baltimore City Conviction Integrity Program Prosecutor

The Office is seeking an Assistant State’s Attorney to become the Conviction Integrity Program prosecutor within the Conviction Integrity Unit--Circuit Court Division, 9th Floor 120 E. Baltimore Street. The ASA will lead a dedicated investigator and law clerk in reviewing claims of factual innocence and wrongful conviction submitted out of court, directly to the

2022-02-15T14:54:57-05:00February 15th, 2022|Featured, Job Postings|Comments Off on Job Posting: Baltimore City Conviction Integrity Program Prosecutor

Capital Case Litigation: Supreme Court Update

Date: January 27, 2022 Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should vacate the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama's injunction of the execution of Matthew Reeves. Outcome: Injunction vacated Split: 5-4 (Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh in the majority; Kagan for the dissent, joined by Breyer and

2022-02-03T11:41:21-05:00February 3rd, 2022|Capital Litigation, Featured, News, Prosecutorial News, Supreme Court|Comments Off on Capital Case Litigation: Supreme Court Update

APA Launches Reproductive Health Resource for Prosecutors Website

New Reproductive Health Resource for Prosecutors The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA)  Announces the launch of its new Reproductive Health Resource for Prosecutors. APA's Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Project has developed a platform to provide medically-based information and scientific research in reproductive health. The purpose of this resource is to advance the

2022-01-06T14:42:41-05:00January 6th, 2022|Announcements, Featured, News, Reproductive Health Access|Comments Off on APA Launches Reproductive Health Resource for Prosecutors Website

PRESS RELEASE: Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee Releases Statement on the Criminalization of Reproductive Health

  Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee Releases Statement on the Criminalization of Reproductive Health   For Immediate Release December 1, 2021 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

2022-01-06T11:16:12-05:00December 1st, 2021|Announcements, Featured, Press Release, Reproductive Health Access|Comments Off on PRESS RELEASE: Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee Releases Statement on the Criminalization of Reproductive Health

NEW RESOURCE: Collateral Consequences Website

APA is pleased to announce the release of our new online resource meant to guide prosecutors in their efforts to minimize unnecessary collateral consequences. The Collateral Consequences resource website, located at https://bit.ly/APACCSite, is the culmination of a project launched by APA with support from the Koch Foundation in 2019 to address issues of unrelated

2021-11-23T10:01:11-05:00November 23rd, 2021|Announcements, Collateral Consequences, Featured, News, Resources|Comments Off on NEW RESOURCE: Collateral Consequences Website
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