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We're five days out from #GivingTuesday2024. Please consider donating to our Client Emergency Fund. Dollars from the Fund go directly to pay for a client’s basic but vital needs. Every little bit helps. 🔗 donorbox.org/pfj-client-fun…

On this #GivingTuesday2024, help us fund the urgent needs of low-income people in crisis by donating to our Client Emergency Fund. Your donation helps people access emergency shelter, medicine, supportive programs, and the means to meet court requirements. donorbox.org/pfj-client-fun…

Hey public defender friends (and people who love public defense)...we are kind of soft launching a public defender swag shop. I haven't tested it all out yet, so this is very much in beta, but ICYI... bonfire.com/store/partners…

New video: false confessions. More common than you think. *Leading* cause of wrongful convictions in homicide. And one out of five people who falsely confess could have been had scientific evidence of their innocence...even as they falsely took the blame. Let's talk about it.

Folks, I'm thinking about my video topics for 2025. I'm attaching the ones I've done to date. But I'd be interested---are there things you want to know about in the legal system? Topics you want uncovered/explained clearly! Let me know in the comments! partnersforjustice.org/stories-videos

HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVERYONE In celebration of SHUT-THE-FUCK-UP-MAS or perhaps Shhhhhhhanukah Or Kwanzip-it. The right to remain silent? Harder to use than you might think. Instructional video herein.

30% of California's forest firefighters are people in prison. They're being paid about $5-$10 a day to put their lives on the line to save some of the most expensive homes in Los Angeles.

People who do difficult, dangerous labor should be paid a meaningful wage commensurate to the difficulty and dangerousness of that labor. Glad to get a chance to say so and thanks Valerie Bauman for covering this issue! newsweek.com/incarcerated-f…

Bad tech: ✅ Sneakily expanded by police: ✅ Banned in three cities: ✅ Maybe being used on you at this very moment: ✅

Do you want to make an impact, serve people, and gain hands-on experience in the legal system? If so, we are looking for you! Applications for our paid two-year Client Advocate Fellowship are OPEN. We have positions open across the US. For more: partnersforjustice.org/apply

It's your weekly video. And I have a special guest this week! Did you know it's easier to find regulations pertaining to the crisis evacuation of pets than it is to find regulations about the evacuation of incarcerated *people*?

PFJ Client Advocates Hannah and Shanai are protecting people from the harms of wrongful convictions and excessive incarceration. They work with the Hinds County Public Defender in Jackson, MS, via a PFJ special project called FOR THE DEFENSE. Read on. partnersforjustice.org/blog-stories/p…

Weekly video: who enforces court orders and how do they get enforced? Key question right now.

It's an unbelievable privilege to get to create good jobs inside public defense... and today, one of the brilliant Partners For Justice advocates wrote about her experience in Teen Vogue! I'm posting the link below.

I was so proud to honor the great LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS today, and give them PFJ's 2025 Legacy Award. Los Angeles County has more PFJ Advocates in the field than any other county in America, and is making a huge difference for their constituents!

Excellent thread here on how we can all support fair chances 👇during #SecondChanceMonth

Public defenders don’t have to do it alone. Partners for Justice Client Advocates are helping reshape criminal defense by working collaboratively with attorneys and clients to address a person’s needs beyond a legal case. stateline.org/2025/06/10/how…