California Public Defenders Association, the largest criminal defense attys org in Cali. Want to join?: https://teapawt.net/t.co/nESJWgBvrS
California, USA
Joined September 2009
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🚨NEW REPORT: Pushing reforms through the criminal justice system will be an uphill battle in 2025, but we're prepared – and you should be too.
Here are 34 policy ideas for lawmakers & advocates looking to reform the system without making it bigger 👇
prisonpolicy.org/reports/win…
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Every child deserves the opportunity to visit their incarcerated parent. Yet 67% of parents in prison with minor children have NEVER received a visit from them – mostly because they live too far away.
prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/0…
ALT Graph titled: Two-thirds of parents in state prisons have never had a visit with their child. What are the barriers to visitation?
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Here’s a film on your rights when it comes to *documenting ICE raids, arrests*, & abuses as Trump takes office. Narrated by Fiona Apple.
Protect your neighbors from Trump. Share:
All 5 videos. 7 languages. At wehaverights.us.
Watch & learn:
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On this MLK Day eve, I want you all to see this & know this as well as the “I Have A Dream” speech. Speechless at his wisdom and truth. "No other ethnic group has been a slave on American soil. And then color became a stigma." Transcribed remainder below.
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Today, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose vision for justice & equality remains a guiding light.
Public defenders carry this light forward, working to ensure that everyone, regardless of their income, receives fair representation & a voice in their own defense. 1/
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"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be the change you want to see.
#MLKDay #LoveOverHate #KeepTheDreamAlive #EndMassIncarceration #PowerToThePeople #EqualityForAll #JusticeForAll
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While Youth Detention Numbers Rise, States Begin to Roll Back Reforms
@Jamiles @MarshallProj
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GOOD NEWS: President Biden has commuted 37 federal death sentences to life without parole.
The Vera Insitute of Justice applauds President Biden for this historic act of clemency—the most consequential step taken by any U.S. president to end the death penalty.
The death penalty is a deeply flawed and draconian relic of the United States legal system that many Americans, especially younger voters across the political spectrum, no longer support. It is prone to errors, perpetuates racial bias, and drains public resources while failing to deter crime or make our communities safer.
Ending mass incarceration requires that this country end its obsession with retribution over other forms of meaningful accountability.
In his final weeks in office, and with nearly 10,000 clemency applicants awaiting a decision, we urge the president to continue using his pardon powers to deliver safety, accountability, and justice. Read our full statement: vera.org/newsroom/vera-insti…
Defender411 retweeted
There are never just "special exemptions." The nature of sentencing laws. If the death penalty exists it'll be imposed and carried out predominately and disproportionately against poor, Black and Brown people.
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Incarceration has a wide-reaching and long-lasting effect on families.
People with incarcerated immediate family members are less likely to report good physical and mental health and less likely to rate as “thriving” in terms of overall well-being.
prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/0…
ALT Graph titled: People with incarcerated family members are less likely to report good physical and mental health than those with no family history of incarceration
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With over 60% of incarcerated individuals in CA’s county jails not yet convicted, it’s essential they have access to their fundamental right to vote. We’re working with @LACountyRRCC to empower all eligible voters to vote. Check it out!
Defender411 retweeted
This is the message I sent my staff this morning. We stand together in the fight for liberation and justice, no matter the challenges ahead. #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages #BattleReady
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Today’s election results are painful for so many of us, and we are collectively grieving. But we also remain collectively strong. Public defenders know how to fight, resist, empower, and stay strong. 1/
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LA Public Defender Ricardo D. GarcÍa (@RDG_LACPD ) has issued the following statement on the election of a new District Attorney:
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Vote NO on Prop 36! The measure takes us back to the failed ‘tough on crime’ policies of the past. It turns some misdemeanors into felonies and will do nothing but supercharge the costly prison industrial complex. #NoProp36
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“At its core, Prop 36 isn’t about making Californians safer. It funnels funding away from treatment and housing programs and into prisons…. the exact opposite of the solution needed by Californians.” - @RDG_LACPD
dailyjournal.com/articles/38…
Defender411 retweeted
As the Public Defender for @countyofla, I’ve seen the devastation caused by over-reliance on incarceration. It breaks families, deepens racial inequities, and sets people up to fail when they reenter society. And now we are at risk of losing the progress we’ve made from existing initiatives that provide treatment and housing. Prop36 perpetuates a vicious cycle of systemic racism instead of empowerment and care #VoteNOonProp36. #CareNotCages
“At its core, Prop 36 isn’t about making Californians safer. It funnels funding away from treatment and housing programs and into prisons…. the exact opposite of the solution needed by Californians.” - @RDG_LACPD
dailyjournal.com/articles/38…
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This is a must read by @latimes. Prop 36 will make petty thefts & drug possession punishable for up to 3 years in prison. #VoteNoOnProp36 latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
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Prop 36 talks about addressing homelessness and drug addiction but it provides zero money for housing or treatment. It will only result in more people incarcerated in jail & prison. #VoteNoOnProp36 #EndMassIncarceration
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Most people in prison can’t vote. The Appeal partnered with incarcerated journalists @ChrisWBlackwell and @KwanetaHarris to survey incarcerated people—this is what prisoners want you to think about when you cast your ballot. theappeal.org/incarcerated-p…
