FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office – pubdef-mediarelations@sfgov.org – (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Public Defender Client Deemed Not Guilty; Jury is Hung 10-2 due to Evidence of a False Accusation SAN FRANCISCO – On February 24, 2021, a San Francisco jury returned a split decision weighing heavily in favor […]
On February 16th, the Adachi Project launched DEFENDER-Vol.00, a digital art+media platform that includes the documentary short called “One Eleven Taylor (During a Pandemic) — an intense 11-minute view of life inside the halfway house at 111 Taylor Street in San Francisco, which is operated by the private prison corporation GEO Group. The films shows […]
DATE: February 18, 2021 MEDIA CONTACTS: SF Public Defender’s Office, 628.249-7946, Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org ACLU SoCal Communications & Media Advocacy: communications@aclusocal.org, 626-755-4129 Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, Sam Lew, slew@lccrsf.org, 415-272-8022 Ninth Circuit Affirms Likely Constitutional Violation in Detention of Immigrants During Pandemic Rules ICE Neglected Immigrants; Upholds Order Establishing Process for Considering Release During Pandemic SAN […]
Date: February 16, 2021 / Media Contact: Valerie Ibarra, SF Public Defender’s Office (628)249-7946 Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org Adachi Project Releases “One Eleven Taylor”, a Documentary Short Depicting Dangerous Conditions at a GEO Group-run For-Profit Halfway House in San Francisco San Francisco (CA) — Today, the Adachi Project released its first film, One Eleven Taylor (During a Pandemic), […]
Tragedy as Teacher – Curing Injustice Through Accountability Tracing By Danielle Harris, Managing Attorney of the Integrity Unit at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. An Op Ed, as it appeared in the San Francisco Examiner on February 14, 2021. Photo by Kevin N. Hume/SF Examiner. When tragedy strikes, we are scared and angry and […]
The Adachi Project to honor late S.F. public defender with creative initiative On February 4, 2021, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office launched a unique storytelling partnership with Compound and Even/Odd to honor the legacy of the late Public Defender and award-winning filmmaker Jeff Adachi. This creative initiative illuminates powerful stories and unseen perspectives of […]
Date: February 4, 2021 / Media Contact: Valerie Ibarra (628)249-7946 Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org SF Public Defender Launches ‘The Adachi Project’ First-of-Its-Kind Media Initiative Spotlights Public Defenders and Underrepresented Perspectives of theCriminal Legal System in Tribute to Late-Public Defender and Filmmaker Jeff Adachi SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office launched “The Adachi Project”, a […]
‘They Didn’t Listen to Us’: ICE Detainee Who Waged Hunger Strikes for COVID-19 Protections Gets Virus Our 20-year-old client, Juan Jose Erazo Romero, who fled violence in El Salvador as a teenager and is being held by ICE at the Yuba County Jail Immigration Detention facility, has gone on multiple hunger strikes to protest the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2021 MEDIA CONTACTS: Valerie Ibarra – San Francisco Public Defender’s Office – (628)249-7946 – Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org; Lindsey Hortenstine – New Orleans Public Defender’s Office – (404)520-3087 – LHortenstine@opdla.org; Bob McGovern, Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, rmcgovern@publiccounsel.net; Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services, dball@bds.org Public Defenders Nationwide Announce Plan for Immigration Justice, Provide […]
ICE Ordered To Protect Detainees From COVID-19 In Calif. Jail Jennifer Doherty in Law360 reported on the latest in the Zepeda-Rivas joint class action lawsuit against ICE. Federal Judge Vincent Chhabria extended court oversight of ICE over their ongoing failure and avoidance to plan and carry out safety protocols to protect people’s health at the […]