.Meghan "Meg" Garvey started a fundraiser for #PublicDefender offices hit hard by #HurricaneIda. Please help in the #HurricaneIdarecovery by donating what you can. Our PDs are critical #cjreform infrastructure and recovery! Alyssa Leader Black Public Defender Association (BPDA) Sixth Amendment Center gofund.me/665a4f4d

Burke County Public Schools holding volunteer fair to build a better relationship with the community wjbf.com/news/burke-cou…

JOB POST: The Public Defenders is seeking to hire a Felony Investigator II - Client Services Specialist to uses their knowledge of #socialwork, counseling, or #mentalhealth to help attorneys provide client-centered representation. Learn more and apply: ow.ly/dhD350G4wYX

I have seen variations of this graphic, which is helpful because it is a visual representation of these terms, but the last frame is often missing. We all need to work on removing systemic barriers.

Did you know that research has found that youth incarceration increases the likelihood that a young person will reoffend? Incarceration is not only expensive, but it is also harmful to children and threatens public safety.

Jail is no place for someone suffering with a mental illness. 60% of people who were in jail with a chronic condition didn’t take their medication while incarcerated. Community Release with Support allows people to continue their lives & access the medical care that they need.

The Law Office of the Public Defender is hosting our first ever resource fair!

THREAD: "I recently sat w/ a young man. About pain of missing a fourth funeral bc of electronic monitoring. Not allowed to grieve w/ family. Had to sit home & mourn alone." A public defender on how e-carceration *is* incarceration. Teen Vogue keeps leading.teenvogue.com/story/electron…

Happy Friday! Please enjoy this quote by Kahlil Gibran.

Our legal system conditions liberty on wealth--but it's not just bail. It's EVERYTHING. Tow fees, for example. Have you ever thought about how much harm they do? Addie Gilson, a Partners for Justice Advocate at Alameda County Public Defenders has...check out her smart take here! davisvanguard.org/2021/09/guest-…

Public defenders are the single most underutilized public safety resource. They can generate massive economic mobility, and, yes, safety for your jdx. Now is the time for local gov'ts to rethink what they are doing with their public safety $$$. #FundPublicDefense

"An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but one person in all the world, and that person is his client. To save that client by all means and expedients, and at all hazards and costs to other persons, and, among them, to himself, is his first and only duty."

Reminder: people in jail pretrial haven’t been convicted of a crime! #FreedomShouldBeFree, but that’s not the case when it comes to cash bail.

The Law Office of the Public Defender (Augusta Judicial Circuit) hosted a fantastic community resource fair! Thank you to Bessie, our amazing AmeriCorps VISTA intern, for putting this together.

In the United States, the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to counsel for anyone convicted of a crime. A thread about how vital high-quality public defense is in America's courtrooms. ⤵️

When someone is charged with a crime in the U.S., the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees them a right to counsel. But not all counsel is equal. Read our latest on why high-quality public defense is vital in America's courtrooms. ⤵️ pretrialpartnership.org/news/in-americ…

Next week: Are you a Black law student interested in a career in public defense? Register now for our next event! bit.ly/BPDA_1013 Meet Black public defenders from across the country + get insight into the unique experience of Black public defenders. #BlackDefendersMatter

Congratulations to Judge Amanda Heath, the newest superior court judge in the Augusta Circuit!

The Augusta Judicial Circuit Law Office of the Public Defender is hiring 4 client services specialists. This is a 2 year grant funded position. Must love working with directly w clients and interacting with community-based service providers. governmentjobs.com/careers/august…