Sweeping racial justice plan blindsides sheriff, prosecutor
EVERETT — A community police oversight board, cash bail reform and body cameras for all county law enforcement officers are some elements of Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers’ new plan to combat “institutional and systemic racism.”
On the heels of a series of local demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice, Somers announced the creation of the Office of Social Justice.
But the unveiling of the costly, complex and multifaceted project on a Friday afternoon blindsided the leaders of county government’s two largest law enforcement agencies, Sheriff Adam Fortney and Prosecutor Adam Cornell.
“The executive’s office did not include me at all in these conversations, and frankly I find that shocking and disappointing,” said Cornell, who has been vocal in support of progressive criminal justice reform and the uprooting of systemic racism.
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