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Care Providers, Violence Survivors Say Legal System Re-traumatizes, Criminalizes Survivors

Speakers say AB 2354 (Bonta) would help, as it would allow human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual violence survivors clear their records and move forward with their lives. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2024PRESS CONTACT: SF Public Defender Public Relations Officer Jessie Seyfer | (415) 851-2212 | jessie.seyfer@sfgov.org   **PRESS RELEASE** Care Providers, Violence Survivors Say Criminal Legal System Re-traumatizes, Criminalizes...
•May 14, 2024
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On Friday, April 10, the First District Court of Appeal issued another order staying enforcement of the $26,000 contempt sanction against San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju imposed by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman. 

Despite SFPD’s Touted Reforms, Racial Bias and Excessive Force Persist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2024 CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org **PRESS STATEMENT** Despite SFPD’s Touted Reforms, Racial Bias and Excessive Force Persist SAN FRANCISCO — Today at City Hall, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) held a ceremony to mark the completion of the final of 272 reforms collectively known as the Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI). These reforms were recommended by the...
•April 12, 2024
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All Charges Dismissed Against William Palmer, SF Sheriff’s Dept. Oversight Board Member

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2024MEDIA CONTACT: PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org  **PRESS RELEASE** All Charges Dismissed Against William Palmer, SF Sheriff’s Dept. Oversight Board MemberPalmer spent five months in jail; DA dismissed case on the eve of trial SAN FRANCISCO — On April 2, the SF District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against William Palmer, a member of the SF Sheriff’s Department Oversight...
•April 3, 2024
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Public Defense Chiefs Push Back on Misleading Crime Narratives That Are Driving Policy This Election Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2024PRESS CONTACT: Rabiah Alicia Burks, r.burks@nlada.org, (202) 452-0620 Public Defense Chiefs Push Back on Misleading Crime NarrativesThat Are Driving Policy This Election YearSpeaking at Gideon Day press briefing, chiefs encourage reporters to speak to public defenders for better-informed stories, and discuss ways public defenders promote community safety WASHINGTON — Chief public defenders from across the...
•March 18, 2024
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Media Advisory: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju to speak on panel regarding the state of public defense during a crime-focused election year

**MEDIA ADVISORY** The State of Public Defense During a Crime-Focused Election Year  On Gideon Day, public defense chiefs from across the U.S. will hold a virtual press briefing to commemorate the establishment of an accused person’s right to counsel and to challenge misleading narratives about crime WHAT: Public Defender chiefs from across the United States will gather for a virtual...
•March 11, 2024
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