Public Defenseless Podcast
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Podcast covering issues in Public Defense, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and what we can do to improve our criminal legal system
Today, I spoke w/Max Miner, the founder of Executive Treatment Solutions. He discussed how he went from struggling with an opioid addiction and nearly getting into a shootout with police to helping otherwise overcome their addictions without being incarcerated
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January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Today, I spoke w/Max Miner, the founder of Executive Treatment Solutions. He discussed how he went from struggling with an opioid addiction and nearly getting into a shootout with police to helping otherwise overcome their addictions without being incarcerated
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Detention Watch is hosting a series of webinars about immigration enforcement and detention. I think this is a great idea for people who are wondering what they can do -- get educated and meet people.
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Immigrant Detention 101 Webinar, Part 1 | Seminario de web Introducción a la Detención: Parte 1
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January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Detention Watch is hosting a series of webinars about immigration enforcement and detention. I think this is a great idea for people who are wondering what they can do -- get educated and meet people.
detentionwatchnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/d...
detentionwatchnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/d...
Today, I spoke w/Alex Flood and Dan Fitzgerald of the Denver Municipal Public Defender Officer. They joined they show to discuss how their attorneys and peer support specialists challenge the city's efforts to punish poverty.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Today, I spoke w/Alex Flood and Dan Fitzgerald of the Denver Municipal Public Defender Officer. They joined they show to discuss how their attorneys and peer support specialists challenge the city's efforts to punish poverty.
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PUBLICATION DAY IS TOMORROW!
Get a copy and read about how the CIA and the Mafia were basically entwined to in order to infiltrate Cuba and assassinate Castro with an exploding cigar. How the FBI tried to bully MLK into committing suicide. How the IRS was deputized to spy on Black Panthers.
Get a copy and read about how the CIA and the Mafia were basically entwined to in order to infiltrate Cuba and assassinate Castro with an exploding cigar. How the FBI tried to bully MLK into committing suicide. How the IRS was deputized to spy on Black Panthers.
It's time to read the Church Committee Report! Published by a major press for the first time for it's 50th anniversary, we abridged it to its most jaw-dropping findings chronicling the abuses of the FBI, CIA, and Military from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
PUBLICATION DAY IS TOMORROW!
Get a copy and read about how the CIA and the Mafia were basically entwined to in order to infiltrate Cuba and assassinate Castro with an exploding cigar. How the FBI tried to bully MLK into committing suicide. How the IRS was deputized to spy on Black Panthers.
Get a copy and read about how the CIA and the Mafia were basically entwined to in order to infiltrate Cuba and assassinate Castro with an exploding cigar. How the FBI tried to bully MLK into committing suicide. How the IRS was deputized to spy on Black Panthers.
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Immigration agents are choking people in America's streets & using tactics against their own policy/training. Many LEO agencies have banned their use
A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child.
A 16-year-old citizen
DHS calls this "utmost professionalism"
w/ @mckenziefunk.com
A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child.
A 16-year-old citizen
DHS calls this "utmost professionalism"
w/ @mckenziefunk.com
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Immigration agents are choking people in America's streets & using tactics against their own policy/training. Many LEO agencies have banned their use
A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child.
A 16-year-old citizen
DHS calls this "utmost professionalism"
w/ @mckenziefunk.com
A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child.
A 16-year-old citizen
DHS calls this "utmost professionalism"
w/ @mckenziefunk.com
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New from 404 Media: police have unwittingly unmasked millions of their surveillance targets because of a Flock redaction error. Police didn't redact specific license plates in public record releases. A site is now making that information searchable, 2.3 million plates www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New from 404 Media: police have unwittingly unmasked millions of their surveillance targets because of a Flock redaction error. Police didn't redact specific license plates in public record releases. A site is now making that information searchable, 2.3 million plates www.404media.co/police-unmas...
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Your Data Will Be Used Against You. www.texasobserver.org/texas-police...
Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.
One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.
www.texasobserver.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Your Data Will Be Used Against You. www.texasobserver.org/texas-police...
Since May, @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov stopped accepting some new case assignments because they could not provide ethical, Constitutional representation to their clients because of their workloads
Now, a judge is ordering them to ignore their workload and take more cases
sfstandard.com/2026/01/12/p...
Now, a judge is ordering them to ignore their workload and take more cases
sfstandard.com/2026/01/12/p...
San Francisco court to public defenders: Do your job
Judge Harry Dorfman is threatening to hold the public defender’s office in contempt for refusing to take on new felony clients.
sfstandard.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Since May, @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov stopped accepting some new case assignments because they could not provide ethical, Constitutional representation to their clients because of their workloads
Now, a judge is ordering them to ignore their workload and take more cases
sfstandard.com/2026/01/12/p...
Now, a judge is ordering them to ignore their workload and take more cases
sfstandard.com/2026/01/12/p...
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Sen Chris Murphy wants to require warrants and ban masks as a requirement for more ICE funding. WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM FUNDING HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING.
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Sen Chris Murphy wants to require warrants and ban masks as a requirement for more ICE funding. WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM FUNDING HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING.
Today, I spoke w Jessie Lenhardt, a management consultant with Baker Tilly. Through her work with Baker Tilly, Jessie has helped Public Defender offices conduct and implement workload studies. Today, she joins to discuss some of the lessons learned.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Today, I spoke w Jessie Lenhardt, a management consultant with Baker Tilly. Through her work with Baker Tilly, Jessie has helped Public Defender offices conduct and implement workload studies. Today, she joins to discuss some of the lessons learned.
open.spotify.com/episode/7cXP...
open.spotify.com/episode/7cXP...
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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With an annual budget that is 10 times the size of the agency’s total surveillance spending for the last 13 years, ICE is going on a shopping spree, creating one of the largest, most comprehensive domestic surveillance machines in history. Here’s what they are buying. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the
www.eff.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
With an annual budget that is 10 times the size of the agency’s total surveillance spending for the last 13 years, ICE is going on a shopping spree, creating one of the largest, most comprehensive domestic surveillance machines in history. Here’s what they are buying. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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As news breaks in Minneapolis, we’re uplifting this story by our friends @unraveledpress.com during the Chicago surge.
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
What happened to Silverio Villegas González
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As news breaks in Minneapolis, we’re uplifting this story by our friends @unraveledpress.com during the Chicago surge.
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
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📢 Important Progress in California!
In People v. Kopp, The California Supreme Court ruled that courts must evaluate a person’s ability to pay upon request before imposing fees & urged the Legislature to pursue broader fines & fees reform.
@vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2kej7hzc
In People v. Kopp, The California Supreme Court ruled that courts must evaluate a person’s ability to pay upon request before imposing fees & urged the Legislature to pursue broader fines & fees reform.
@vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2kej7hzc
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
📢 Important Progress in California!
In People v. Kopp, The California Supreme Court ruled that courts must evaluate a person’s ability to pay upon request before imposing fees & urged the Legislature to pursue broader fines & fees reform.
@vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2kej7hzc
In People v. Kopp, The California Supreme Court ruled that courts must evaluate a person’s ability to pay upon request before imposing fees & urged the Legislature to pursue broader fines & fees reform.
@vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2kej7hzc
Today I spoke w/Olivia Miller and Dallas Anselmo, Public Defenders in Clark County, NV. We discussed the "corridor court" that handles misdemeanor cases from the Vegas Strip. In practice, the court allows casinos to police poverty by banishing people from the strip.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Today I spoke w/Olivia Miller and Dallas Anselmo, Public Defenders in Clark County, NV. We discussed the "corridor court" that handles misdemeanor cases from the Vegas Strip. In practice, the court allows casinos to police poverty by banishing people from the strip.
open.spotify.com/episode/3855...
open.spotify.com/episode/3855...
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@elizabethweill.bsky.social, in the new Appeal, on how an important decision from the New Jersey supreme court could, perhaps, inspire other courts & states: theappeal.org/new-jersey-s...
New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’
The first ruling of its kind in the country could give people convicted based on SBS testimony a new shot at freedom.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@elizabethweill.bsky.social, in the new Appeal, on how an important decision from the New Jersey supreme court could, perhaps, inspire other courts & states: theappeal.org/new-jersey-s...
Today, I spoke w/Missouri's newest Chief Public Defender, Matthew Crowell. Unfortunately, the state has a real crisis in the Missouri mental health system. Often, his clients can be incarcerated for more than a year, just waiting to get mental health services.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Today, I spoke w/Missouri's newest Chief Public Defender, Matthew Crowell. Unfortunately, the state has a real crisis in the Missouri mental health system. Often, his clients can be incarcerated for more than a year, just waiting to get mental health services.
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You should read this story about deaths due to poor dialysis treatment at a federal women's medical prison. Medical neglect in prison is widespread and unimaginably barbaric. (I had to file a FOIA lawsuit for the mortality reports mentioned here too) www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/16/w...
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
You should read this story about deaths due to poor dialysis treatment at a federal women's medical prison. Medical neglect in prison is widespread and unimaginably barbaric. (I had to file a FOIA lawsuit for the mortality reports mentioned here too) www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/16/w...
Today, I spoke to Jennifer Jennison, Chief Public Defender of Stanislaus County, CA. Last time she was on, Jennifer discussed her decision to stop accepting new cases. Now she joins to describe what came of that decision and her push to make the office more holistic
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December 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Today, I spoke to Jennifer Jennison, Chief Public Defender of Stanislaus County, CA. Last time she was on, Jennifer discussed her decision to stop accepting new cases. Now she joins to describe what came of that decision and her push to make the office more holistic
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Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here's interview with US citizen scanned by ICE's facial recognition tech. Walking home from gym, authorities come over. He says he's a citizen. Put him in car. Only release after scanning his face
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
“Flagrant violation of rights and incompatible with a free society”
www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
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Bolts staff writer @laurengill.bsky.social appeared on @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social to discuss her reporting on a rural Arkansas community fighting the construction of a new prison.
Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/epi...
And read Lauren's story: boltsmag.org/arkansa...
Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/epi...
And read Lauren's story: boltsmag.org/arkansa...
426 | The Conservative Arkansas County Trying to Stop a Prison Being Built Next Door w/Lauren Gill
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December 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Bolts staff writer @laurengill.bsky.social appeared on @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social to discuss her reporting on a rural Arkansas community fighting the construction of a new prison.
Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/epi...
And read Lauren's story: boltsmag.org/arkansa...
Listen to the full episode: open.spotify.com/epi...
And read Lauren's story: boltsmag.org/arkansa...
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