A new local Black-led mutual aid effort aims to train the community to observe, document and address injustice in the local court system.
theft and other charges in 2015 and separated from her two sons. After her release two years later, she began work on courtroom accountability and prison abolition. Now, Johnson serves as the executive director of Life After Release, legal defense conductor of Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and the founder of. Johnson said she wants people to see injustice for themselves and on Saturday launched a D.C. branch of Courtwatch.
To give defendants back their humanity, Johnson and others at the event referred to the defendants as “loved ones.” One attendee, JT Todd, who has lived in the District for three years, thought court viewings can protect someone from “being put into the system.” Johnson said she hopes Courtwatch can shine a light and show people how much latitude a prosecutor has. She asks volunteers — about 100 per month, she says — to watch hearings, either live or remotely, for careless judges, overzealous prosecutors and other forms of maltreatment that punish defendants.Johnson said Courtwatch does rigorous tracking through spreadsheets and forms and has a contractor writing software to collate its findings.
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