Remarks on the State of Public Defense – by LA’s Public Defender
By Ricardo Garcia Editor’s note: the following are the comments delivered by Ricardo Garcia at the ARC…
Increased Funding for Public Defenders Would Make U.S. Safer, Op-Ed Argues
SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Increasing the funding for public defenders offices across the country would provide needed resources…
Some Want to Keep Emergency Zero-Bail Policy in Place
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – While most counties have ended zero bail…
Guest Commentary: If You Care About Freedom, You Should Be Asking Why We Don’t Fund Our Public Defender Systems
Four out of five criminal defendants can’t afford a lawyer, but in many places, the system promised…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ Puts More Public Defenders on Federal Bench
By Diana Becton, John Creuzot and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Most Americans rightly focus on important decisions made…
Community Members, Advocacy Groups Thank Public Defenders, Calling for Increased Funding
By Hannah Blome CALIFORNIA – California community members and judicial laborers led a virtual discussion last Friday…
Everyday Injustice Episode 84: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju
In February of 2019, longtime legendary public defender Jeff Adachi died. Taking over the position as the…
Court Hits Back against Politically Motivated Firings of Public Defenders
by Rory Fleming There has been a spate, in recent years, of public defenders speaking out against…
Pennsylvania Public Defenders Not Reinstated Despite Public Outcry Over Firing
Montgomery County Chief Public Defender Dean Beer and Deputy Chief Keisha Hudson were fired last month for…
Guest Commentary: America’s Public Defenders’ Offices Are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them
By Kamala Harris As a former prosecutor and attorney general of California, I saw our legal system…
