Good lunch break today. #seattle #protest #seiu925 #fundpublicdefense @girmayzahilay.bsky.social

Thx to @seattleulaw.bsky.social Profs. Robert Boruchowitz &
@ucirvinelaw.bsky.social Robert Chang for their
@dailyjournalcorp.bsky.social op-ed on how underfunding of public defenders vs. law enforcement undermines fairness for indigent, BIPOC people.

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When prosecutors overcharge cases but dismiss the case just before trial, it demonstrates how DAs regularly charge cases based on evidence that won’t hold up to a jury’s scrutiny. It also shows how public defenders are critical to preserving fairness in our courts. #FundPublicDefense

Public defenders protect your Constitutional due process rights. When prosecutors get it wrong (which is often), public defenders safeguard against wrongful convictions. #ProtectDueProcess #FundPublicDefense
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We appreciate that more than 70 organizations have come together to demand increased funding for the @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov office. The community is united: Justice and dignity must be resourced. #FundPublicDefense

Public defenders are essential to justice in SF—yet their budget is less than 7% of SFPD’s!! Meanwhile, arrests are rising and jails are over capacity. Invest in our public defenders!!! #FundPublicDefense @joelengardio.bsky.social

Today, we joined lawyers, judges, and advocates at the Texas Leg to push for more indigent defense funding. Texas is 46th in the nation in state funding. In many places, people do not get lawyers for months. There shouldn't be justice by geography. #Gideonday #fundpublicdefense

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Opinion: What California's response to Trump's threatened mass deportations is missing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers have overlooked the first and most important line of defense for vulnerable immigrants: public defenders.

The state’s leaders are overlooking our legal system’s single most important means of preventing mass deportations: public defenders. This is a must read and we've been saying it for years #FundPublicDefense www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Prosecutors have nearly $1 billion more than public defenders. That’s not a fair fight With a nearly $1 billion funding disparity, it’s no wonder California’s prisons are overcrowded with low-income Black and brown people.

New platform, same message – if you really care about mass incarceration and addressing the harms caused by this broken criminal legal system then #FundPublicDefense #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages
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