Court Watch MA is a community project with the goal shifting the power dynamics in our courtrooms by exposing the decisions judges and prosecutors make about neighbors everyday.
From May 2018 – September 2018, our volunteers were watching in at least one court everyday.
162 Court Watchers completed 219 shifts in less than 180 days!
162 Court Watchers completed 219 shifts in less than 180 days!
Volunteers collected valuable information about how people are being treated in court – data that would not otherwise be publicly available. We will soon release a report on the current status of MA courts based on what Court Watchers witnessed.
We’re not stopping there! On January 2, 2019 District Attorneys across Massachusetts began a new term in office. We launched a First 100 Days Court Watch Project in Suffolk County to hold the District Attorney's Office accountable for reducing pre-trial detention and addressing racial disparities. Volunteers are monitoring how well prosecutors are living up to their campaign promises and complying with recently passed criminal justice reform.
We’re inviting Court Watchers who have been trained to keep watching, and asking new volunteers to step up. The First One Hundred Days Court Watch Project is focused on prosecutors’ bail recommendations and charging decisions.
We’re not stopping there! On January 2, 2019 District Attorneys across Massachusetts began a new term in office. We launched a First 100 Days Court Watch Project in Suffolk County to hold the District Attorney's Office accountable for reducing pre-trial detention and addressing racial disparities. Volunteers are monitoring how well prosecutors are living up to their campaign promises and complying with recently passed criminal justice reform.
We’re inviting Court Watchers who have been trained to keep watching, and asking new volunteers to step up. The First One Hundred Days Court Watch Project is focused on prosecutors’ bail recommendations and charging decisions.
TRAINING DATES:
Sunday, March 24, 2019
3PM-5PM
Families for Justice as Healing
100R Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
RSVP BELOW!
Sunday, March 24, 2019
3PM-5PM
Families for Justice as Healing
100R Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
RSVP BELOW!