FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org  | Jessie Seyfer (415) 851-2212 **PRESS STATEMENT** Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND — Thousands of people who are eligible for release back to their families and communities will remain locked in California prisons if the Legislature approves Gov....Read More

Matt Gonzalez and Francisco Ugarte, whose client Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was acquitted of murder following a high profile trial last year, have been named Defenders of the Year by the California Public Defenders Association.Read More

Bay Area public defenders speak out on bail reform.Read More