John, it’s been a long, action-packed year for us at Real Justice.

We want you to take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments and wins that you made happen. We can never say it enough – YOU are who makes all of this possible, John.

We hope you’ll read some of the accomplishments of the past year and then make a donation to ensure we can continue this critical work in 2022.

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We had some ENORMOUS successes on the electoral front.

Together, we helped reelect justice champions Philadelphia County DA Larry Krasner and Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales. In Philly, we dealt a huge blow to the Fraternal Order of the Police, who tried as hard as they could to defeat us.

We helped elect new DA’s – expanding our work in Virginia by Ramin Fatehi in Norfolk and electing Alvin Bragg as the first Black DA for Manhattan, New York.

And, we launched plans to defend elected DA’s from dangerous recall efforts – including Chesa Boudin in San Francisco, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington and Falls Church, VA, and Steve Descano in Fairfax, VA.

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Our DA’s took bold action to reduce gun violence. San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin even pursued a lawsuit against ghost gun manufacturers to stop illegal gun production at the source.

Our DA’s prosecuted corrupt, violent cops. In Travis County, Jose Garza has brought 11 indictments against officers who previously got away with killing people — including the officers who murdered Michael Ramos and Javier Ambler.

Chesa Boudin is the first DA in San Francisco ever to prosecute a cop for murder and expanded on his work for accountability this year by prosecuting an officer who shot an unarmed man in 2017. And in Contra Costa, Diana Becton prosecuted an officer for killing a man with mental health issues.

New Orleans DA Jason Williams freed innocent people. These are people who were affected by Jim Crow era policies, including the “forgotten men” who were incarcerated for over five decades due to broken promises. He is also reopening cases where people were convicted by nonunanimous Jim Crow juries.

Our DA’s exonerated innocent people who were wrongfully convicted. Larry Krasner exonerated more Black men who were wrongfully convicted by detectives who coerced false confessions and witness statements for decades. Kim Foxx vacated five more convictions that were tied to corrupt police sergeant Ronald Watts.

Austin DA José Garza released a bold plan to combat the opioid crisis. His holistic approach includes making fentanyl test strips and life-saving drugs like naloxone readily available, and partnering with local organizations to raise awareness.

Los Angeles DA George Gascón dismissed nearly 60,000 past marijuana convictions – which are convictions disproportionately brought against Black and brown people.

AND, we played a key role in helping civil rights attorney Lee Merritt launch his campaign for Texas Attorney General. Together, our community raised $77,855 for Lee from nearly 3,000 individual, small-dollar donations in just a week. In addition, Real Justice sent Lee’s campaign a gift of $122,298.

John, if folks like you had not backed Real Justice from the beginning, took action, helped elect these DAs, and continued fighting against harmful policies, none of this would have happened.

We are so grateful for everything you have done and to have with you with us. You are an essential part of what we do – make a contribution to help us hit our year-end goal of $530,000 and continue making this life-saving work possible.

With gratitude,

Chris Lazare
Organizing Director, Real Justice

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