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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Reforming criminal justice system needs holistic tack
Former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court Leah Ward Sears mentioned The Bronx Defenders as a model for how public defender offices should operate!…
New York Daily News: Key city players trying to help ease anxious immigrants’ worries over deportation
A new, nationwide legal task force with key city players is helping anxious immigrants who face deportation because of petty crimes they pled guilty to…
Crain’s New York Business – Report: City pays big price for minor crimes
New York City could save tens of millions of dollars a year if it did not incarcerate thousands of defendants charged with minor crimes —…
WNYC: Report Finds Bail Set Too High for Minor Offenses
A new report finds that while each year tens of thousands of people arrested for minor offenses are released pending a trial or some other…
New York Times: N.Y.C. Misdemeanor Defendants Lack Bail Money
Thousands of people arrested on low-level crimes in New York City spend days languishing in jail, not because they have been found guilty but because…
The Four Pillars of Holistic Defense
While recognizing that Holistic Defense is practiced along a spectrum, the following core principles, or pillars, underlie and form the foundation of any successful Holistic…
Know Your Rights: Police Encounters & Misconduct
Police Encounters & Misconduct 1. When can police stop me on the street? In theory, the police cannot stop you on the street without reason.…
Know Your Rights: Voting Rights and Civic Participation
Voting Rights and Civic Participation Civic participation includes all the ways citizens participate in the democratic process. It includes the right to vote, serve on…
Know Your Rights: Parental Rights
Parental Rights 1. Can I lose my parental rights if I am convicted of a crime? Only very serious criminal convictions against a child – like murder…
Know Your Rights: Records of Arrest and Prosecution
Records of Arrest and Prosecution If you have been convicted, or even arrested, for a crime, there is a record of it, often in many…