Reuters: Who funds your local sheriff? Report raises new campaign finance questions
Keshia Morris Desir, mass incarceration project manager at Common Cause, told me thatย The Paid Jailerย report, which was released in January, โtries to shine a light on a blind spot in efforts toward criminal justice reform.โ
โWeโre really trying to call attention to this issue because we usually only think about the police department when we talk about law enforcement reform, even though sheriffs are actually elected officials,โ Desir said.
Desir, at Common Cause, told me campaign finance reporting systems...
โWeโre really trying to call attention to this issue because we usually only think about the police department when we talk about law enforcement reform, even though sheriffs are actually elected officials,โ Desir said.
Desir, at Common Cause, told me campaign finance reporting systems...