🚨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/winnab…

HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVERYONE In celebration of SHUT-THE-FUCK-UP-MAS or perhaps Shhhhhhhanukah Or Kwanzip-it. The right to remain silent? Harder to use than you might think. Instructional video herein.

Make a difference in our community! Join the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office as a Community Outreach Worker, supporting clients through CARE Act advocacy. 💼 $65,266–$77,727/year. 📅Apply by Jan. 21, 2025: publicdefender.acgov.org #CAREAct #NowHiring #CommunityAdvocacy

“We all need mercy, justice, and—perhaps—we all need some measure of unmerited grace.” – Bryan Stevenson To those facing the weight of the system, this season and always, we stand with you. Happy Holidays. #PublicDefense #CareNotCages #EndMassIncarceration #HappyHolidays

This year, we stand stronger, fight harder, and move forward together. #StrongerTogether💪 #PublicDefense #EndMassIncarceration

Serving our community is at the heart of what we do 💙 🎁 Gift Giveaway w/ Campaign Zero for kids w/ incarcerated loved ones 🍕 Pizza party in Juvenile Hall ✨ Clean Slate event w/ Allied Climate Justice Impact Africa Grateful for our partners & the chance to make a difference #Community #GivingBack

"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

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 latimes.com/opinion/story/…

New year, new shirt. No matter what President Donald J. Trump throws at us, we’re ready. We will fight for our clients. We’ll fight for your rights. We will fight to protect our immigrant community members. Paid by the government, to fight the government, we fight for you! #WeFightForYou #Defenders

Great article by Justine Olderman inquest.org/no-more-pretri…

Public Defenders know juries better than anyone. Don't miss this film screening and panel discussion featuring our very own Public Defender Brendon Woods. Feb. 5 5:30-7:30pm 1150 35th Ave, Oakland @curyj510 Brendon Woods

The struggle for Black liberation has never been separate from the fight for justice. Public Defenders stand on the frontlines against systemic racism and disenfranchisement every day. #BlackHistoryIsNow #BlackHistoryMonth #PublicDefense #EndMassIncarceration #JusticeForAll

Now with Spanish version linked below!

Unhoused people face a litany of unfair criminal charges simply because they’re unhoused – usually for actions they take when just trying to survive. Clearly, the solution to homelessness is not more criminalization. No one should be punished for not having a place to stay.

In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon was accused of burglarizing a pool hall. Forced to defend himself, he lost. From prison, he hand wrote a petition that reached SCOTUS. In 1963, Gideon v. Wainwright secured the right to counsel for all. On #PublicDefenseDay, we honor that legacy.

WE’RE HIRING Immigration Defense Attorneys! 📍 Oakland, CA 💵 $131K/year 📆 Apply by 5/2 📧 [email protected] 🔗 publicdefender.acgov.org #ImmigrantRights #NoHumanIsIllegal #PublicDefense #NowHiring #OaklandJobs

🎉Save the date! Join us for the Public Defender Community Block Party — FREE and open to all! 📅 May 31 ⏰ 12–4 PM 📍 DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St, West Oakland Free food, music, kids' activities, Clean Slate record repair, vaccines, and more! Hope to see you there! #Oakland

🎉Join us May 31 for our Community Block Party! 12–4 PM at DeFremery Park in West Oakland ✅It's a FREE event with free food, face painting, a bouncy house, immigration know-your-rights trainings, a free COVID & Flu vaccine clinic (no ID or insurance req'd), and more! #Oakland

The Block Party is back! Sat, May 31, 12-4PM, DeFremery Park, West Oakland! Free food, DJ, bike raffle, community services like Clean Slate, Immigration info, benefits enrollment + much more — everyone’s welcome! RSVP: forms.office.com/g/AFC2E69nWW #Oakland #OaklandEvents

We join the California Public Defenders Association in calling for the immediate restoration of human rights inside California's prisons. Read CPDA's full statement here: shorturl.at/O2Pam #HumanRights #PublicDefense #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages