These guys are the REAL DEAL. Their love and passion for their client, their disdain for injustice, their courage in the face of adversity…. Truly inspiring stuffs

Correctional staff nationwide have been accused of using inmate work assignments to sexually abuse incarcerated women, The Associated Press found as part of a two-year investigation into prison labor. apnews.com/article/prison…

BREAKING: Wellpath, the nation's largest prison healthcare provider is preparing to file for bankruptcy despite making $2.4Bn in revenues annually. This is the next in a line of providers facing financial troubles due at least in part to malpractice. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#RobertRoberson's bid for clemency has drawn support from 86 bipartisan Texas legislators, top doctors, bestselling author John Grisham, and even the lead detective who helped prosecute him. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/3…

Not a job in America should be asking for a background check …..

New York judge resigns after saying he can't be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty apnews.com/article/new-yo…

In “Defenselessness," artist and poet Myles Martin shares his story, and invites us all to consider the role we play in ensuring the right to counsel through effective communication. Watch the full video and learn more: buff.ly/42VHvUz

There's a Georgia county where, for some reason, the jury gets to see you strike them in misdemeanors. And every time I go there, I don't strike any jurors, and I get to close by being like "I didn't need to use any strikes I just needed six good Americans"

NEW FIONA APPLE SONG TOMORROW AFTER A 5 YEAR DROUGHT!!! PRETRIAL (LET HER GO HOME) is a song written to advocate for pretrial freedom and raise money for local bail funds. PLS PLS STREAM

Fiona Apple just released her first new song in 5 years. Based on years of court watching. Thousands of hearings. Saw the devastating impact of pre-trial detention, especially on Black mothers. They shared images w her. Watch: youtu.be/ki1nvcNbYH8?si…

Sign up for Choosing Justice Initiative summer long Nashville Community Court Watch here. We will be active all summer and there are plenty of ways to support! docs.google.com/forms/d/1XDpBW…

Dispatch from court watch: What constitutes "Lower Broadway"? If you were told you weren't allowed on lower Broadway anymore, what perimeter would that mean to you?

I don’t like how judges speak to people sometimes. Like why are you so rude and nasty??

One of Time Magazine’s top 100 podcasts of all time is Ear Hustle, a show produced behind bars. Today we get a preview. Plus, we end the hour with

the Choosing Justice Initiative (CJI), an org seeking justice in Nashville’s criminal legal system. Today at noon on 90.3 WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio and at thisisnashville org. This is Nashville is sponsored by @musiccityprepclinic.

the most beautiful thing we do is also the thing these folks see as most dangerous: no matter how true or bad an accusation is against a particular client, we grow to see them as so, so much more than the worst thing they’ve ever done. these folks cannot fucking STAND that.

Clients need public defenders to be in their corner 100%. When you have that truly innocent client, you will almost never get handed the smoking gun that proves it. You will never know beyond a doubt what happened. You just have to fight the state’s case as hard as you can

The past 24 hours have opened my eyes to the reality that at least some people with Palestine flags and watermelon emojis in their bios would celebrate an overturning of Gideon v. Wainwright

Apropos of everything: What if I told you that, in Nashville, about half of people that qualify aren't even represented by a Public Defender, instead appointed a private attorney by THE JUDGE THAT WILL HEAR THEIR CASE? The system is the problem.