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Durham DA s Office Focusing on Victims, Equity Training, and Keeping Residents Out of Court
Satana Deberry
Late last year, the INDY named the Durham County District Attorneyâs Office one of 21 things weâre watching for 2021, due to reform-minded DA Satana Deberryâs efforts to improve the countyâs justice system. Since her election in 2018, Deberry has worked to address mass incarceration, jail overcrowding, and racial disparities.
Deberryâs office on Thursday released its annual report showing a focus on crime victims, equity training, and a new program aimed at reducing court appearances of residents with frequent violations.Â
âIn our 2019 year-end report, we laid out a vision,â Deberry stated in a news release this week. âThose goals were: give a voice to the most vulnerable members of our community, challenge racial disparities within the system as well as our own biases, and address what truly keeps us unsafe as individuals and as