News and Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Jury Acquits Man Who Confessed Falsely to Decades-Old Cases in Desperate Attempt to Be Moved Out of Hellish Florida Prison Jury acquitted Roy Lacy on count 1, and hung on count 2.  SAN FRANCISCO –  After a two-month trial, a San Francisco jury acquitted Roy Lacy on...

SAN FRANCISCO – This week, Mission Local reported that days before Brooke Jenkins and Don du Bain were slated to leave the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office in October 2021, Jenkins improperly sent records to du Bain’s personal email which pertain to Troy McAlister, including his rap sheet. Jenkins and duBain never worked on Mr. McAlister’s pending case, but referenced...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org;  Jessie.Seyfer@sfgov.org | (415) 851-2212 **PRESS RELEASE** Drug Policy Experts and Treatment Providers Urge Evidence-based Treatment and Harm Reduction Strategies Needed to Address SF Public Health Crisis Criminalizing the supply does nothing to abate the demand. Instead of bringing back the harmful War on Drugs, public health...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 11, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org;  Jessie.Seyfer@sfgov.org  |  (415) 851-2212 **MEDIA ADVISORY** TOMORROW: Drug Policy Experts and Treatment Providers to Give a Press Briefing on Evidence-based Treatment and Harm Reduction Strategies Needed to Address SF Public Health Crisis  Criminalizing the supply does nothing to abate the demand. Instead of bringing back the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Valerie Ibarra (628)249.7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** SF Public Defender Mano Raju Urges More Public Health Support for Opioid Crisis “Today, Mayor London Breed, SFPD Chief Bill Scott, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey held a press conference to discuss San Francisco’s efforts to address...