Flight Club Podcast Interview of Allison Pierre by Felena Hanson featuring entrepreneurial women. TOPIC: “Levering Data to Reform the Criminal Justice System.”

An OpEd: State prosecutors focused on progress face tough on crime narratives that threaten their reelection.

When I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn, the Legal Aid Society and the Brooklyn Defender Service were my opposing counsel. As a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in D.C., the D.C. Public Defender’s Office was our adversary. All of these offices had stellar attorneys and appeared to have adequate funding and resources. Their goal was to provide effective assistance of counsel to their clients. They truly fought for their clients.

But that’s not the case nationally.

Can state prosecutors stem mass incarceration and increase fairness?

Absolutely.

When I was in law school, I wanted to be a prosecutor. It was my dream. My passion. I’ll never forget my mother feeling confused at my decision….

When I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn, the Legal Aid Society and the Brooklyn Defender Service were my opposing counsel. As a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in D.C., the D.C. Public Defender’s Office was our adversary. All of these offices had stellar attorneys and appeared to have adequate funding and resources. Their goal was to provide effective assistance of counsel to their clients. They truly fought for their clients.

But that’s not the case nationally.