Lawyer Stephen Liebb spent 19 years in San Quentin — now he’s helping prisoners escape the COVID-19 epidemic tearing through the facility.
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Three hours of public comment showed strong opinions on both sides — but in the end, the plethora of data proving its ineffectiveness and testimony of formerly-incarcerated young people prevailed.
The late public defender could become a permanent fixture on the very street he traversed to get to court.
Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez called Raju a “fantastic choice.”
In the first Board meeting since Jeff Adachi’s death, city supervisors offered a touching tribute to S.F.’s late public defender.
The longtime advocate reportedly died of a heart attack on Friday evening.
The first incumbent-free race for San Francisco district attorney in decades has some strong candidates stepping up to the plate.
Public defenders, the California Attorney General, and a new state bill may liberate those locked in jail or trapped in poverty due to the state’s excessive money bail system.
All people of color, the four lawyers seek to oust four incumbent judges appointed by Republican governors.
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office attacks the city’s high cash bail system – one case at a time.