#NAPDBlog Today we honor all the Women in Public Defense and recognize your bravery. Know that the world appreciates all you do, both inside and outside the courtroom! Read our full #InternationalWomensDay statement here publicdefenders.us/blog_home.asp?…

Public defenders are at the frontlines of justice. Fairness. Accountability. Community. Recognizing the true power of public defense can open doors to a brighter future. For all of us. Listen, learn, and add your voice at ThisIsDefense.org/stories The Mass Public Defenders (CPCS) NACDL The NAPD National Legal Aid & Defender Association

We all need reminders of how to grow our #Capacity for #Empathy! Exactly what the world needs more of! Thank you The NAPD Great resources from Day 1! #napd23r3 🫶🏽

Gideon's Promise is proud to partner in this project as the defender community works to change the narrative around public defenders and the communities we serve. Thanks Scott Hechinger Partners for Justice The NAPD NACDL The Gault Center Black Public Defender Association (BPDA) Happy Gideon Day! thisisdefense.org

The Office for Access to Justice also had the original handwritten Petition from Clarence Gideon to #SCOTUS on display during the reception. Thank you National Archives !

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Grateful to Southern Center for Human Rights and Gideon's Promise family member, Atteeyah Hollie, for staying vigilant in the fight to fulfill Gideon's promise in Georgia. Courageous advocacy inspires and SCHR always leads! ajc.com/opinion/opinio…

As we celebrate the Transgender Day of Visibility, we stand in solidarity with transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people everywhere. Link to NAPD's Transgender Day of Visibility Open Letter: publicdefenders.us/blog_home.asp?…

NAPD celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility @NAPDdirector

“Harm circles” can be used to bring together those who have harmed and those who have been harmed, with discussion usually focusing on three key questions: what happened? What is the impact? And how do we make things right?ow.ly/hBA850NYQH8 #Diversity #Inclusion

Happening now: Lori James-Townes presents on client- facing race-based trauma at #NACDLRaceMatters "Mitigation is not just sentencing; it's every part of your case."

"Racial trauma is under reported. And it goes unrecorded because trauma survivors feel that people just don't give a damn," said Lori James-Townes

Does the media realize how much they’ve contributed to mass incarceration? How much they’ve promoted the caging of Black & brown people? Stop being the mouthpiece of police & prosecutors. For those who have been balanced in reporting, we appreciate you. #EndMassIncarceration

It is June - counties & states throughout the nation are finalizing their budgets. It's a really good time to remind everyone to fund public defense. #FundPublicDefense #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages

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Readout of Office for Access to Justice and OJP Convening with National Public Defense Organizations Hosted by ATJ #publicdefense justice.gov/opa/pr/readout…

Is a Genocide Happening in America? - from Lori James-Townes of The NAPD and NACDL NACDL.org/Store youtube.com/shorts/nsseq22… via YouTube

Hey Brett Kavanaugh. Want to talk about affirmative action and student loans? Let’s examine how you got into Yale, shall we? During your Senate testimony, you said “I got into Yale Law School. That’s the No. 1 law school in the country. I had no connections there. I got

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LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS to the recruitment and retention issues facing your office? Join our upcoming, Open Space event to discuss strategies that can help tackle these problems! To register: conta.cc/3PyzIFI