Speaking with our own Robyn Sordelett, Chesa Boudin breaks down how “selection bias” and the availability heuristic influence public opinion, often elevating the loudest or most sensationalized stories while sidelining others. Listening to survivors means making space for complexity, not shortcuts.

Prop 36 isn’t working.

Forced treatment without funding or services is just pushing more people into jail instead of care. L.A. County alone is projected to spend nearly $80M this year jailing people on Prop 36 charges—money that could house thousands or provide life-saving treatment.

This #GivingTuesday, help us reimagine justice.
Your support powers survivor-centered work, restorative justice, and accountability in prosecution.

Donate today and stand with us as we work towards safer, healthier communities: ProsecutorsAlliance.org/Donate

Restorative justice fosters connection, dignity, and real choice, leading to more satisfying outcomes and genuine healing. Every step toward this alternative path is a step toward restoring hope and autonomy for those impacted.

#NationalRestorativeJusticeWeek

We brought survivors and prosecutors together to learn how the criminal legal system can do better in supporting the needs and healing of victims of crime.

Survivors are too often spoken for. This discussion flipped the script. Survivors led the conversation. Prosecutors showed up to listen.

DA Sherry Boston reminds us that being victim-centered doesn’t always look the same. Sometimes it means stepping back from prosecution and sometimes it means moving forward even when it’s hard.

True justice meets people where they are, not where the system expects them to be.

When we center survivors, we transform justice.
True reform means humanizing everyone involved, both survivors and those who’ve caused harm. Because healing, repair, and accountability are only possible when we move beyond “us vs. them.”

#SurvivorCenteredJustice #JusticeReform #RestorativeJustice

Preventing police violence begins with listening to those who have lived through its devastating impact.

In 2020, Sean Monterrosa was shot and killed by police while unarmed. His sisters, Michelle & Ashley, have since turned their grief into action by calling for accountability and reform.

Survivors are asking for something different: healing, not just punishment.
Arlington County CA Parisa Dehghani-Tafti explains how her office is leading with restorative justice, even in serious cases like hate crimes and homicides.

#RestorativeJustice

October is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, but the reality of intimate partner violence extends far beyond these 31 days.

As headlines and soundbites fill the news cycle, let's stay focused on what really matters: the lived experiences of survivors in all our communities.

#DVAM