SF Jury Acquits Legally Blind Man for 2nd Time in 2 Years
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office has announced a jury has acquitted Charles…
San Francisco City ‘Be the Jury’ Program to Promote Diversity and Equality Receives $650,000 in State Funding
By Caleb Silver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco has just received $650,000 in state funding in…
Cook County Anticipates New Pretrial Fairness Act
By Claire Hsu CHICAGO, IL – Cook County last week issued a press release in anticipation of…
‘Be The Jury’ Pilot Program Evaluation Shows Providing $100 a Day Compensation Helps Low-Income Individuals Participate in Civic Rights and Duties
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Financial Justice Project this week released its…
Guest Commentary: My Client’s Wife Is Afraid to Sleep
By Eliana Rose Swerdlow I’m claustrophobic. I avoid elevators. I avoid driving in the center lane. I…
Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much
Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching…
Correction: Statement on Public Defenders Doesn’t Represent the Views of the Vanguard
In Monday’s article, a line regarding the prosecution of Noah William Benham read as follows: “And maybe…
Saylor Pushes for More Equity for Public Defender’s Office
The data coming out of the county showed a large discrepancy in the resources allotted to the…
Budget Data Shows Public Defender’s Office Under-Resourced; Disproportionate Yolo County Charging
The County Board of Supervisors is taking on the budget and included is a series of charts…
Commentary: What to Make of the Judge-PD Dispute
During a preliminary hearing last spring, two police officers in the courtroom noticed one of the defendants…
