The Solano County Public Defender celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with a video from Deputy Public Defender Taina Gomez! #publicdefender #LatinxHeritageMonth instagram.com/tv/CUIYgp3JeZT…

A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR thenation.com/article/societ…

Congratulations, Karlene!

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Vallejo Police Department putting on DUI checkpoint on Friday trib.al/o2pucby

From inside prison and without a computer, Kevin McCarthy went on to persuade one of the world’s best universities to let him in. He is the first incarcerated applicant ever accepted to UC Berkeley where, at 41, he is a senior. trib.al/8V748Z9

For the first time, a former public defender will serve on the Supreme Court. Congratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson!

Are forensic experts biased? Scientist’s claims spark outrage science.org/content/articl…

Trial News: Client charged w/ illegal possession of a firearm. He found his nephew with a gun so he took it and surrendered it unloaded to Vallejo PD - who arrested him! Thankfully, the jury did not view our client’s brief possession as unlawful and acquitted him! #notguilty

Failed Autopsies, False Arrests: A Risk of Bias in Death Examinations nytimes.com/2022/06/20/us/…

North Bay Stand Down Homeless Veterans Resource Fair - sign up by Oct 1 at nbstanddown.org or call 707-784-6590

Congratulations to Alternate Deputy Public Defender Amyra Cobb-Hampton, the newest Solano County Superior Court Judge!

The Fifth Amendment is no mere formality, among the best defenses against government overreach that Americans enjoy. If you’re asked to talk to the police about an incident you are involved in, there are just four words you need to say: “I want a lawyer.” nytimes.com/2023/01/25/opi…

"Research indicates that people represented by public defenders experience better outcomes: they are less likely to be convicted and they receive shorter sentences if found guilty." ppic.org/blog/californi…

Happy Supreme Court anniversary, Mr. Gideon! Now let’s address the causes of mass incarceration lookout.co/santacruz/comm…

Editorial: Criminal defendants' right to counsel still shortchanged in much of California latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Come see us 4/28 for Clean Slate Day!

Come Join us Friday April 28 in Vallejo to clear your record! thereporter.com/2023/04/18/pub…

Putting their past in the past on ‘Clean Slate Day’ trib.al/LtO6tLt