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Report Finds Prosecutor Case Backlog Has Worsened since the Pandemic, Harming the Judicial System

Survey by Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and Lafayette College reveals mounting caseload challenges facing U.S. prosecutors

17 January 2024

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Responds to Erosion of Prosecutorial Independence and Separation of Powers

Prosecutors issue statement and policy brief on the importance of prosecutorial independence to uphold the rule of law, pursue justice and ensure safety

21 December 2023

PRESS RELEASE: New Report, Building the Table: Advancing Race Equity in the Criminal Legal System, Released

JustLeadershipUSA and Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Collaborate to Issue Historic Report on Advancing Race Equity in the Criminal Legal System

14 February 2023

Press Release: APA Issues Report on New Recommendations for State and Local Prosecutors to Address Violence Against Elected Officials, Public Servants, and Government Institutions

Today marks the release of the report Prosecutors and Politics: Collaborative Strategies and Model Policies for Addressing Threats and Acts of Political Violence.

4 October 2022

APA Issues Preliminary Report on New Recommendations for State and Local Prosecutors to Address Violence Against Elected Officials, Public Servants, and Government Institutions

28 July 2022

White House Office of National AIDS Policy Hosts HistoricProsecutor Roundtable on HIV Criminal Laws

Nearly 50 state prosecutors, attorneys general, federal officials and national infectious disease experts convened to consider concrete ways to modernize state criminal laws and the criminal justice response to HIV-specific criminal laws

7 July 2022

RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN DOBBS

Press Contact: Beth Merachnik

24 June 2022

APA Statement on Uvalde and Mass Violence

6 June 2022

Archived Press Releases

Press Release: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and Addressing Disparities to Reproductive Health Advisory Committee Releases Statement on the Criminalization of Abortion

6 June 2022

Press Release: APA's DV Prosecution Committee Unveils Newly Developed Toolkit

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) Domestic Violence (DV) Prosecution Committee Unveils Newly Developed Toolkit on Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programming for DV Cases

23 February 2022