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Video: Deputy Public Defender Unjustly Arrested

San Francisco, CA — San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi today released video showing a deputy public defender being unlawfully arrested outside a courtroom as she attempted to protect her client’s right to counsel. The cell phone footage, taken Tuesday afternoon inside the San Francisco’s Hall of Justice , shows San Francisco Police Inspector Brian Stansbury arresting Deputy Public Defender...
•January 28, 2015
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At Inauguration, Adachi Pledges to Battle Bias

Pledging to battle racial bias in the criminal justice system, Jeff Adachi was sworn in for a fourth term as San Francisco Public Defender today.
•January 8, 2015
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Public Defenders at Forefront of Reforms in 2014

Annual Report and calendar highlight year of improving the system.
•January 6, 2015
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Op-Ed: Contra Costa DA’s Race-Blind Claim Doesn’t Bear Scrutiny

In guest commentary for the Contra Costa Times, Deputy Public Defender Christopher Hite takes DA Mark Peterson to task over Peterson's claim that race has no effect on justice system outcomes.
•January 5, 2015
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SF Public Defenders Hold ‘Hands Up’ Protest

More than 200 public defenders and allies held a “hands up, don’t shoot” protest today on the steps of San Francisco’s criminal courthouse to show support for racial justice and stand in solidarity with protesters in New York, Ferguson and around the country.
•December 18, 2014
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