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    NAPD regularly features writings from public defender members as they respond to relevant events, consider policy questions, summarize relevant case law, or appear as guests on podcasts. The blog posts reflect the diverse perspectives of the national public defense community and do not reflect any formal positions by NAPD. Read them below!

     

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    202: Using the Carrot and the Stick to Improve Texas Public Defense w/Geoff Burkhart

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    January 25, 2024
    Death Penalty

    With Defense Attorneys Like These, Who Needs Prosecutors?

    Author
    geoff.burkhart
    January 24, 2024

    From the Director: Looking Forward to 2024

    Author
    lori.james.townes
    January 11, 2024
    Death row

    Women fighting for justice on death row

    January 4, 2024

    Aurora City Council’s Continued Effort to Disband the Public Defender Office w/Elizabeth Cadiz

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    December 21, 2023
    NAPD letters Right to counsel

    NAPD Sends Letters to Aurora, CO, and La Paz County, AZ, on Public Defender Office Closures

    Author
    NAPD
    December 19, 2023
    Overhaul Right to counsel

    What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and What is Next for Idaho Public Defense w/Kimberly Simmons and Paul Riggins

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    December 19, 2023
    Big Data

    The Rise of Big Data Policing and the Dangers of the Digital Age of Surveillance w/Andrew Ferguson

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    December 14, 2023

    The Digital General Warrants Encroaching on Your Right to Privacy w/Mike Price

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    December 12, 2023