Tag: San Francisco

Oct

S.F. Public Defender’s Office Celebrates 25 Years of its Clean Slate Expungement Program

October 4, 2024San Francisco Public DefenderPress Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jessie Seyfer | SF Public Defender’s Office | PDR-MediaRelations@sfgov.org | (628) 271-9800 Will Matthews | Californians for Safety and Justice | will@safeandjust.org **PRESS RELEASE** San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Celebrates 25 Years of its Clean Slate Expungement Program State laws recently expanded eligibility for cleaning up criminal...

Mar

Public Defense Chiefs Push Back on Misleading Crime Narratives That Are Driving Policy This Election Year

March 18, 2024San Francisco Public DefenderPress Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2024PRESS CONTACT: Rabiah Alicia Burks, r.burks@nlada.org, (202) 452-0620 Public Defense Chiefs Push Back on Misleading Crime NarrativesThat Are Driving Policy This Election YearSpeaking at Gideon Day press briefing, chiefs encourage reporters to speak to public defenders for better-informed stories, and discuss ways public defenders promote community safety WASHINGTON — Chief...