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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and The Yale Justice Collaboratory Select Saint Paul and Columbus City Attorney’s Offices to Continue Trust and Legitimacy Project WASHINGTON, D.C. and New Haven, Conn. – November 17, 2021– The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, in partnership with Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory and LaGratta Consulting, announced today that they have
“SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Handpicked out of 27 prosecuting offices from across the country, the Salt Lake County District Attorney Office is opening its cases back up for the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Yale Law School, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for the Elevating Trust and Legitimacy for Prosecutors Project.” Read the Full Article
