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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! 📢
If you are arrested for protest-related activities, here’s what you need to know:
Join the Nation’s first and finest indigent criminal defense agency as a Deputy Public Defender! We are looking for attorneys who are admitted with the California Bar Association to practice law in all courts in California to join our team of Public Defenders. Link in our bio 🔗
The Los Angeles County SYTF Collaborative Court team welcomed attorneys from seven Southern California counties for a two-day symposium on Less Restrictive Placements (LRPs) and the role of community partnerships in youth courts. (🧵1/4)
Hosted by the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, the event featured a resource fair with 31 LRP and community-based organization partners, a dinner attended by more than 200 guests, and tours of four placement sites. (🧵3/4)
Join us for an upcoming blood drive in partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles—an opportunity to give back and support lifesaving care for patients across Los Angeles County.
Congratulations to our Training Director, La Mer Kyle, on becoming President of the National Association for Public Defense (@thenapd)! La Mer’s leadership reflects the innovation shaping the future of indigent defense. (🧵1/2)
“The purpose of the study was for RAND to tell us what those drivers of workload are, how we're allocating our resources, and make suggestions as to how to move forward and ease the workload and adequately distribute it in a way that makes sense.” (🧵1/2)
@RDG_LACPD and Assistant Public Defender Traci Blackburn joined @publicdefenselesspodcast host Hunter Parnell to discuss the study’s findings and explore how its insights can help strengthen advocacy for increased funding and resources for the Public Defender's Office. (🧵2/2)
Happy National Paralegal Day!
Today, we celebrate the paralegals across our office who support the people we serve, our attorneys, and the entire public defense team. Your work has an impact far beyond the courtroom.
The California Independent Commission on Public Defense held its first meeting in October, with Los Angeles County Public Defender @rdg_lapubdef and other Chief Defenders and representatives across the state serving as commissioners. (🧵1/2)
LA County Public Defender's Office retweeted
As public defenders, we see firsthand how profoundly unjust our criminal legal system is. In California, this system is deeply stained by systemic racism, flaws that cannot be undone, when the punishment is death.
Your voice matters! 📢 Crucial input is being gathered from residents across Los Angeles County for the upcoming “Know Your Rights” campaign. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey. (🧵1/2)
Your voice matters! 📢 Crucial input is being gathered from residents across Los Angeles County for the upcoming "Know Your Rights" campaign. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey. (🧵1/2)
