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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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    solitary confinement

    The Cruel Past, Present and Future of Solitary Confinement w/Keramet Reiter

    November 1, 2023
    Judge Youth Justice

    How Does the Tennessee Youth Legal System Allow Judges to Make up Crimes and Illegally Jail Kids w/Christina Kleiser and Meribah Knight

    October 26, 2023
    Policy

    The Public Defender Policy Team Fighting Back Against San Francisco’s Pro-Policing Agenda w/Angela Chan

    October 24, 2023
    investigator Wrongful conviction

    The Corruption and Coverup that Led to the Wrongful Conviction of Tim Wright w/Adam Deutsch

    October 19, 2023
    Costs reimbursement Right to counsel

    175: How Iowa Makes People Pay for Their Public Defenders w/Darren Page

    October 17, 2023
    Parole

    174: How Uncommon Law Challenges the California’s Broken System of Parole w/Keith Wattley

    October 12, 2023
    First amendment Protests

    Defending those that Protested Against Police Brutality and the Killing of Elijah McClain w/Amelia Power

    October 10, 2023
    innocence Project

    Manifesting Justice: How Wrongfully Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights w/Valena Beety

    October 5, 2023
    innocence Project

    171: The Innocence Project’s Future Fight Against Racial Bias and Emerging Junk Sciences w/Christina Swarns

    October 3, 2023