MARYLAND, USA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis signed an agreement with Maryland State Attorney Aisha Braveboy on Wednesday.
"It is a historic moment to have these two trailblazers together," a news release announcing the conference said.
The two held a news conference in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where the attorneys joined in signing the memorandum of understanding agreement, which was created for the two counties to have mutual support of each other. The agreement will help the attorneys work on issues like mass incarceration, ending recidivism, resources for crime victims and more.
Braveboy, the state's attorney for Prince George's County, has prosecuted most violent offenders with a 90% felony conviction rate. It added that she plans to lobby "vigorously" with ways to tackle crime.
At the news conference, DA Willis raved about Braveboy's work in her county. She added that she was inspired to implement a few programs that Braveboy has put into effect in her county, including a re-entry program. DA Willis said the program will be coming to Fulton County in January.
"What is so important about our two offices is they are so similar, similar in the fact that our populations are not very different. Similar in the fact that we are dealing with urban communities, similar in the fact that we both have the privilege of serving very, very diverse communities with many different needs," said DA Fani Willis.
Willis has been making headlines as she prosecutes in the historic Georgia Trump investigation and the YSL RICO trial, which have garnered national attention. But, in Wednesday's news conference, she was determined to find other ways to help the community than prosecuting.
"We cannot prosecute our way out of the problems that our communities face," the Fulton County district attorney said.
Braveboy also spoke more about the re-entry program. She said it provides wraparound services for those who get out of jail.
"It's not enough for us just to arrest and just to prosecute. We are very good at that. And our members in our commitment has shown that. But we also must ensure that these individuals don't commit further crimes," said Braveboy.
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