Our Young Defenders program—made possible by SF’s Opportunities for All—offers local high school students paid internships w/ our office to learn about the criminal legal system. In this video, Young Defender Joleen shares a key takeaway. Big thanks to intern Sai for their work on this video!

A beautiful day celebrating SF Pride 2025! Our @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov crew showed up to show our love, respect & unity w/the LGBTQ+ community. We’ll always stand up for your rights! Big shout out to our LGBTQ Affinity Group for organizing our contingent.
#NoCages #NoBorders #NoClosets #DueProcess

Public defenders protect your Constitutional due process rights. When prosecutors get it wrong (which is often), public defenders safeguard against wrongful convictions. #ProtectDueProcess #FundPublicDefense
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