Automated Expungements (2022)

Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office (San Jose, CA)

The Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office (SCDA) has developed a way to automate the expungement of criminal records by partnering with the Court and Public Defender.

Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (Montgomery, AL)

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) has initiated a prosecutor led job fair that brings together previously convicted people in the community with local employers.

Authors: PCE, New York County District Attorney’s Office, San Diego District Attorney’s Office, and Queens District Attorney’s Office

Learn ways that you can reduce bias and become a more empathetic prosecutor for victims, survivors, and witnesses. 

Office of the Platte County Prosecutor, Platte County MO

The Platte County Prosecutor’s Office provides information connecting jurors with free mental health services after difficult cases.

Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association (Harrisburg, PA)

In partnership with the Villanova law school, the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association launched a four-part virtual briefing series on procedural justice.

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (Kansas City, MO)

The Jackson County Prosecutor Community Advisory Board consists of nine people of varying levels of expertise, including a person who had been wrongfully convicted.

Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney (City of Alexandria, VA)

In the summer of 2020, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office initiated plans for a community advisory board by seeking applications online from constituents.

On March 10, 2022, the PCE Pop-Up focused on Prosecutors Evolving Use of Community Advisory Boards.

Materials:

• Guide: Developing and Leading a Prosecutor’s Community Advisory Board
• Jackson County, Missouri
• City of Alexandria, Virginia

Morris County Prosecutor’s Office (Morris County, NJ) 

The Prosecutor’s Office  has teamed up with the Superior Court and the Sherriff’s Department to promote Community Connections, a collaborative program that provides wrap around services to court involved individuals.

Author: PCE

Read about how prosecutors can address injustice through better collaboration with the communities they serve.