Texas death penalty attorney David  Dow reminds ACJP legal workers about the critical nature of early intervention on behalf of our community members entangled in the criminal justice system. Telling our clients narrative/mitigation can’t wait until sentencing, and as he points out — starts the day our case hits the system. Dow stresses our separate obligation to create nurturing families and communities to prevent entry into the criminal justice in the first instance. — Post Submission by Aram James.