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  #1 tonercartridge on 09 Mar 18

   

  In January, the reformers took their Philadelphia playbook to Dallas, a Democrat-majority city with a history of racial segregation, racially disparate marijuana arrests, high rates of death penalty cases and allegations of running a cash bail system that discriminates against the poor.
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  While Soros does not appear to have donated money to any of the Dallas candidates, other similar-minded groups did. The newly formed Real Justice PAC and the Texas Organizing Project both contributed several thousand dollars to Frizell.
  
  And the ACLU's national and Texas offices invested heavily in the Dallas primary, although they did not endorse a candidate. They focused instead on pressing the candidates to take positions on a number of policies important to reformers.
  
  Color of Change PAC, whose political action committee endorsed Frizell, and Real Justice PAC, another national organization, also made a big push online and on the campaign trail. The Texas Organizing Project conducted its own canvassing effort.
  
  "In order to make a real dent in mass incarceration, we have to have better decision makers and better leaders in big jurisdictions, not just because district attorneys have power over a large number of people's lives, but also so they can set a standard for what should be done and what's possible," Color of Change PAC spokesman Rashad Robinson said.
  
  Sharon Watkins Jones, director of political strategies for the ACLU of Texas, said she noticed candidates changing their stump speeches to include pledges to reduce mass incarceration.
  
  "We'd like to think that's result of us asking those types of questions," she said Wednesday.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In January, the reformers took their Philadelphia playbook to Dallas, a Democrat-majority city with a history of racial segregation, racially disparate marijuana arrests, high rates of death penalty cases and allegations of running a cash bail system that discriminates against the poor. <br /> Sharp 6020 Toner Cartridges <br /> <a href="http://dghd15.com/cp/shimuchugui/719.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dghd15.com/cp/shimuchugui/719.html</a> <br /> <br /> While Soros does not appear to have donated money to any of the Dallas candidates, other similar-minded groups did. The newly formed Real Justice PAC and the Texas Organizing Project both contributed several thousand dollars to Frizell. <br /> <br /> And the ACLU's national and Texas offices invested heavily in the Dallas primary, although they did not endorse a candidate. They focused instead on pressing the candidates to take positions on a number of policies important to reformers. <br /> <br /> Color of Change PAC, whose political action committee endorsed Frizell, and Real Justice PAC, another national organization, also made a big push online and on the campaign trail. The Texas Organizing Project conducted its own canvassing effort. <br /> <br /> "In order to make a real dent in mass incarceration, we have to have better decision makers and better leaders in big jurisdictions, not just because district attorneys have power over a large number of people's lives, but also so they can set a standard for what should be done and what's possible," Color of Change PAC spokesman Rashad Robinson said. <br /> <br /> Sharon Watkins Jones, director of political strategies for the ACLU of Texas, said she noticed candidates changing their stump speeches to include pledges to reduce mass incarceration. <br /> <br /> "We'd like to think that's result of us asking those types of questions," she said Wednesday.</div>

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