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Federal Judge orders ICE to release four detained immigrants at risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19 infection

Federal Judge orders ICE to release four detained immigrants at risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19 infection SAN FRANCISCO – On April 8, 2020, a federal judge ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in California on the grounds that their age and medical conditions make them especially vulnerable to the potentially fatal COVID-19...
•April 9, 2020
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SF Public Defender & District Attorney Offer Expertise & Solutions for Safely Reducing the Statewide Prison Population Amid COVID-19

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•March 31, 2020
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PRESS STATEMENT: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju Calls for Release of Immigrant Detainees at Yuba County Jail and Mesa Verde Detention Center

All of our incarcerated clients – including our clients in immigration detention centers – continue to be at a heightened risk of being exposed to COVID-19, and my office is fighting every day for their health and safety. Immigration detention facilities are particularly at risk with regards to spread of infectious diseases because of congregate-style sleeping arrangements, crowding, the proportion...
•March 19, 2020
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Calls Mount for Release of Vulnerable Prisoners as Justice System Struggles to Respond to Coronavirus – KQED

Calls Mount for Release of Vulnerable Prisoners as Justice System Struggles to Respond to Coronavirus By Marissa Lagos – KQED As much of California life grinds to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, some groups are asking local and state officials to take sweeping actions — including letting people out of prison or jail early — to protect those...
•March 17, 2020
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Letter to Juvenile Probation in regards to COVID-19

San Francisco Public Defender, Mano Raju, sent the following letter to the Director of Juvenile Probation:
•March 13, 2020
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