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FILE -
In this
March
29, 2018
photo,
Wayne
County
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy
takes
bold
moves
dismissing
charges
against
a
wrongly
acussed
man who
spent 40
years of
his life
in
prison.
The
system
failed
him.
There’s
no
question
about
it,”.
“This is
a true
exoneration.
Justice
is
indeed
being
done but
there’s
nothing
that we
can do
... to
bring
back
those
years of
his
life.”
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News)
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Michigan
Gov.
Whitmer
endorses
Wayne
County
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy
for
re-election
A
standard-setter
who is
bold,
thoughtful
and
dedicated
DETROIT,
MI -
Saying
she has
been a
creative
leader
for
justice,
Gov.
Gretchen
Whitmer
on
Wednesday
endorsed
Wayne
County
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy
in her
re-election
bid.
“I
am
excited
to
endorse
Kym
Worthy
for her
re-election
as Wayne
County
Prosecutor.
Kym
Worthy
has been
a bold
and
progressive
leader
for
Wayne
County
for
years.
From her
trailblazing
work on
fixing
an
extensive
rape kit
backlog,
to
securing
the
first
murder
convictions
for
police
brutality
in the
country,
to
tackling
elder
abuse,
mental
illness,
alternatives
to
confinement,
and
justice
for the
LGBTQ+
community,
Prosecutor
Worthy
has set
the
standard
for ways
to
innovate
in the
criminal
justice
system,”
said
Gov.
Whitmer.
She
added:
“Particularly
in these
trying
times,
as we
look at
options
for
justice
reform,
it's
crucial
that we
elect a
prosecutor
who has
dedicated
her
career
to
justice
for
Wayne
County
residents.
I can
think of
no
better
person
to lead
at this
moment
in time
than
Wayne
County
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy.”
Others
who have
endorsed
Worthy
include
the
Metro
Detroit
AFL-CIO,
UAW
Region
1-A, The
Black
Slate,
Michigan
Attorney
General
Dana
Nessel,
U.S.
Sen.
Gary
Peters,
U.S.
Rep.
Debbie
Dingell,
U.S.
Rep.
Brenda
Lawrence,
AFSCME
Local
25,
Wayne
County
Executive
Warren
Evans,
the
12th,
13th and
14th
Democratic
Congressional
Districts
and the
Fannie
Lou
Hamer
PAC. The
primary
will be
held on
August
4, 2020.
A full
list of
her
endorsements
can be
found
here.
Worthy
said she
was
honored
to have
Whitmer’s
support
as she
looks to
build on
her
efforts
in
criminal
justice
reform.
A
lifelong
public
servant,
Worthy
has been
lauded
locally
and
nationally
for her
innovations,
including
creating
a
national
model
for
addressing
and
testing
rape kit
backlogs
—
leading
to 200
convictions;
creating
the
state’s
first
unit
dedicated
to
criminal
case
reviews
—
leading
to 19
exonerations;
and
establishing
units to
address
mental
health,
elder
abuse,
and
LGBTQ
and
immigrant
protections.
She
wants to
build on
those
efforts
by
creating
more
police
accountability,
office
transparency
and
community
programs
to
support
youths
and
reduce
jail
time.
As
Wayne
County
Prosecutor
for the
last 16
years,
Worthy
oversees
a
$44-million
budget
and a
staff of
more
than
300. In
2018,
she was
inducted
into the
Michigan
Women’s
Hall of
Fame.
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