You may think jail is a place for convicted criminals. You would be wrong. In San Francisco, 85 percent of the roughly 1,300 inmates in county jail haven’t been convicted of anything. That’s more than 1,000 men and women. They are there not because they have been found guilty but because they simply cannot afford...Read More

Read San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi's Op-ed in the Sacramento Bee.Read More

In an Op-Ed, Jeff Adachi expresses support for the responsible implementation of Laura's Law in San Francisco.Read More

Mandatory minimums for youth is a step backward, and won't reduce sexual assaults or cyberbullying.Read More

What happens when a juror lies about his or her past during jury selection? Read Jeff Adachi's op-ed for the Daily Journal.Read More

Some California counties are using a legal loophole to lock up truant youth — sometimes in solitary confinement.Read More

In a guest column in the San Francisco Examiner, Jeff Adachi expresses his support for a school board resolution banning suspensions for "willful defiance."Read More

Bay Area public defenders speak out on bail reform.Read More

SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi makes the case against SB 794 in a Daily Journal op-ed.Read More

On the anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, read Public Defender Jeff Adachi's Op-Ed on the right to counsel.Read More