Shrinking juries to save money is no bargain, Jeff Adachi argues in this op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle.Read More

In a Bay Guardian op-ed, San Francisco Public Defender shows how restrictive media access can stand in the way of justice.Read More

In the San Francisco Chronicle, Public Defender Jeff Adachi pens an open letter to the mayor.Read More

San Francisco's impending $522 million budget deficit may come with a silver lining: It may finally force San Francisco city leaders and the electorate to make the tough decisions needed to turn things around.Read More

While Proposition A, titled “Budget Reform,” takes a few steps toward changing the current process by which our city’s annual budget is decided, it falls far short of the reforms necessary to address our city’s long-term fiscal health.Read More

“Parity” is not the same as equality when it comes to funding this country’s promise of justice for all.Read More

San Francisco Chronicle op-ed: In the famous 1963 case of Gideon vs. Wainwright, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the state must provide lawyers for those charged with serious crimes who cannot afford them. The court recognized that "lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries" and that a fair trial was impossible without counsel...Read More

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi recently announced that his office will be compelled to refuse appointments in some major felony cases under a 25 percent budget cut proposed by Mayor Gavin Newsom and the Board of Supervisors. Critics suggest that Adachi is being unreasonable and that he is not a "team player." Adachi's stand...Read More

Budget cuts and soaring caseloads are pushing teetering public defender's offices closer to the brink of collapse. However, after years of being under-resourced and overwhelmed, public defenders are finally pushing back.Read More

In the landmark 1963 case Gideon v. Wainwright, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a poor person accused of a crime is entitled to competent and effective legal representation. However, the current economic crisis, rising recession-related crime, and soaring unemployment rates threaten to erode this basic right, which is guaranteed by the U.S. and California...Read More