A report says the Wren Collective, a private consultancy, embedded in progressive prosecutors’ offices and shaped their messaging, policy choices, and even courtroom decisions. The authors cite more than 50,000 pages of texts and emails showing coordinated influence over elected legal officials.
— If private consultants and donors are effectively steering prosecutorial policy, it raises serious questions about accountability, democratic control, and the neutrality of the justice system.
2025.09.10
100% relevant
The newsletter summarizes Kennedy and Johnson’s findings that Wren Collective directed progressive prosecutors’ communications and policies using extensive internal correspondence.
Sean Kennedy, Jason C. Johnson
2025.09.09
95% relevant
This article is the reported basis: it details The Wren Collective embedding in DA offices (Portland’s Mike Schmidt, LA’s George Gascón), shaping messaging and policies (e.g., non‑prosecution of 2020 rioters), and cites 50,000+ pages of emails/texts and contracts showing coordinated influence.
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