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Public Defenders for the citizens of Philadelphia. PA's LARGEST criminal defense law firm, providing FREE, high quality legal counsel since 1934.
🚨🚨 Must read: @phillyinquirer story about how Philly's dependency & #juvenilejustice systems can negatively impact our young people. Featuring #Phillydefenders Mimi Laver & Rebecca Mainor, who fight young people caught in this broken system.

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A womb-to-prison pipeline threatens kids in the child-welfare system
A teen mom grew up in Philly’s child-welfare system. When she gave birth in juvenile detention, the system took her daughter.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"...While the future of undocumented members of our community is uncertain, we must anticipate that members of immigrant communities throughout the city will face even greater challenges in the years ahead..." #ImmigrationLaw #Immigration #PublicDefense
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Keisha Hudson Testimony on Legal Services for Immigrants
1/22/2025: Keisha Hudson testified before City Hall about the need for undocumented people to have access to legal representation
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January 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
For too long, our youth justice system has fallen short in providing the care, safety, support, education, and rehabilitation that children need. Full statement: phillydefenders.org/inky-juvenil... @phillyinquirer

#YouthJustice #EndMassIncarceration #PhillyDefenders"
Defender Statement on Juvenile Detention Special Report
We’re grateful to the Inquirer for shining a light on this issue showing the real impact of these systemic failures.
phillydefenders.org
January 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
From the @upenn.edu Carey Law School: Test your knowledge of field drug tests and their impact on our criminal justice system. quattronecenter.typeform.com/to/QFKjW03t
#criminaljusticereform #law #publicsafety
Take our Field Drug Test quiz
We put together this quick quiz to test your knowledge about field drug tests and ensure you have the most important facts.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#Phillydefenders applauds
City Council–in particular, bill sponsors IsaiahThomas and Nicolas O’Rourke–for the unanimous passage of prison oversight legislation.

Full statement: phillydefenders.org/prison-overs...

#criminaljusticereform #prisonreform #endmassincaceration
Keisha Hudson on Passage of Prison Oversight Bill
This legislation is an important first step toward building trust and ensuring the City’s correctional system is accountable and safe.
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December 21, 2024 at 4:54 AM
#Phillydefenders & @ppponline.org team up once every month for #DefenderDays, providing #FREE legal resources & info to clients in the #community!

#Philly #communityjustice #law #justicesystem
December 21, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Big congrats to our Chief of Alternative Sentencing and Parole, Elisa Downey-Zayas for being named a @cityandstatepa.bsky.social #ImpactAward recipient! phillydefenders.org/edz-impact-a...
Elisa Downey-Zayas: Impact Award Winner!
Each year, City & State PA highlights Pennsylvanians transforming their communities and the commonwealth for the greater good.
phillydefenders.org
December 6, 2024 at 7:44 PM
#Phillydefenders has teamed up with the ARC Justice Clinic and the @aclupa.org to file an amicus brief in City of Philadelphia v. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5. A HUGE opportunity for the PA Supreme Court to take a stand for #Policeaccountability Details: 👇🏾

phillydefenders.org/act111-brief/
Act 111 and the Fight for Police Accountability
The Defender Association has teamed up with the ARC Justice Clinic and the ACLU of Pennsylvania to file an amicus brief challenging Act 111
phillydefenders.org
November 22, 2024 at 5:45 PM