Justice Wesley Bell Gets It | The Black Community Deserves Better

Wesley Bell, St. Louis County’s first Black Prosecuting Attorney, has fought both to fix our broken system AND keep us safe.

Reforming Our Criminal Justice System: Bell worked to achieve meaningful improvements to Ferguson’s criminal justice system, including adding more police training, putting body cameras on officers, restricting police use of physical force, and overhauling the city’s court system.
Implementing Healthy Alternatives to Incarceration: Bell expanded diversion programs, with a 90% success rate, that keep low-level, non-violent offenders struggling with mental health or drug issues out of jail, while providing them with the medical help they need.
Keeping Our Families Safe: Bell has prioritized combatting violent crime and property crime that endangers our quality of life, creating units dedicated to domestic violence and auto theft.

Thank You, Wesley Bell, for being the kind of prosecutor that St. Louis County deserves!

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