News and Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Ibarra |Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Takes Only 5 Hours to Reach a Not Guilty Verdict for a Man Who’s Been Waiting 17 Months to Fight False Accusations in Court  SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, a San Francisco jury deliberated for five hours and returned a verdict of not guilty...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT:        Valerie Ibarra | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | 628-249-7946 | S.F. Public Defender’s Office Laura Duarte Bateman | laura@ccijustice.org | 415-684-5463 | FreeTheYuba11 Coalition **PRESS RELEASE** BREAKING: Last Person in ICE Custody at the Yuba County Jail Released After Pressure from Advocates, Attorneys, and Members of Congress Termination of ICE Contract with Yuba may...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October XX, 2021 CONTACT: Valerie Ibarra – SF Public Defender’s Office – (628) 249-7946 – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org Anne Stuhldreher – SF Financial Justice Project – (415) 596-6138 – Anne.Stuhldreher@sfgov.org **PRESS RELEASE** San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju & San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros Applaud Signing of New Bill Piloting Higher Compensation for Low-Income Jurors in San Francisco AB...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2021 CONTACT:  SF Public Defender’s Office – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org – (628)249-7946 Free The Yuba 11 Campaign – Edwin@ccijustice.org – (415) 933-4922 **PRESS RELEASE** Last Two Remaining Immigrants Detained by ICE in Yuba County Jail Seek Release  Defense attorneys file writs of habeas corpus in Federal Court, argue their detention is unlawful  SAN FRANCISCO — On September...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 21, 2021  CONTACT: San Francisco Public Defender’s Office | Yessica Gonzalez | yessica.gonzalez@sfgov.org | (323) 379-2032;  Valerie Ibarra | valerie.ibarra@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 ** PRESS RELEASE**  DOZENS RALLY OUTSIDE THE HALL OF JUSTICE DENOUNCING COURT VIOLATIONS OF PEOPLE’S SPEEDY TRIAL RIGHTS  San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju and four others filed a lawsuit against the San...