In December 2022, CBS News Innovation Lab interviewed San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju, Deputy Public Defender Alexandra Pray, and Ms. Pray’s client Sarina Borg for an in-depth report looking at the national problem of court backlogs: Growing backlog of court cases delays justice for crime victims and the accused Ms. Borg waited 2.5 years […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec 2, 2022MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 LGBT immigrant leader receives outpouring of support from community groups at upcoming bond hearing. Salesh Prasad, beloved artist and activist, fears he’ll face anti-LGBT violence if deported VAN NUYS, CA – Community organizations across California are mobilizing to support Salesh […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 2, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | Jessie.Seyfer@sfgov.org | (415) 851-2212 **PRESS RELEASE** At Statewide Judges Meeting, Impacted Community Members Speak Out Against SF Superior Court for Violating Speedy Trial Rights Impacted community members, community leaders, SF Public Defenders demand that SF Superior Court open trial courts […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS STATEMENT** San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju’s Statement on Starting a New Four-Year Term in Office SAN FRANCISCO — On Nov. 8, San Francisco voters re-elected Mano Raju for a four-year term as the city’s Public Defender. Here is a statement from […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 8, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: PubDef-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** Judge Dismisses Case Against Woman Held in SF Jail for 2.5 Years, Citing Lack of Evidence Sarina Borg was jailed nearly two years past her Constitutionally mandated trial deadline SAN FRANCISCO — On Nov. 7, a San Francisco Superior Court judge […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]