[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Congratulations! You’ve been released from jail. But now what? Here are some practical tips, as of March 18, 2020, to keep you in compliance with your pretrial release conditions during the pandemic. This situation is rapidly changing so continue to check our website for any updates. Continue reading “What You Should Know: Pretrial Supervision During COVID-19”
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Pre-Entry Coalition Partners
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Service Provider Directory
Click on a service category below to find a list of Pre-Entry Coalition organizations.
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Defender Association to Represent Clients Through COVID-19 Crisis
The Defender’s offices are closed until April 1, but attorneys and staff will continue working on behalf of clients through the coronavirus emergency
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Defender Association to Reduce Client Interview Hours During COVID-19 Emergency
PHILADELPHIA–Due to staffing shortages spurred by the COVID-19 outbreak, the new hours for client interviews at the Defender Association of Philadelphia will be 12:30 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“We understand that this is a major disruption for many of our clients,” said Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey, “But it’s critical that we strike the right balance between the health of our staff and our obligation to our clients and the courts.”
As an added safety measure, the Defender will also be limiting the number of clients in the reception area. Once this capacity is reached, clients will be asked to either return at a later time or to leave their phone number to be contacted for a telephone interview. Bradford-Grey noted that these measures, while disruptive, are only temporary.
“With all of the school closings and safety concerns, we’re going to be operating with a ‘skeleton crew’ of attorneys and staff for at least a couple of weeks. But it’s our intention to return to normal staffing levels the moment our local health officials tell us that it’s safe.”
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Keir Bradford-Grey on Mayor’s Budget Address
PHILADELPHIA–“In today’s budget address, Mayor Kenney outlined a bold, progressive, yet practical vision for Philadelphia.
“The Defender Association of Philadelphia is particularly encouraged by the Mayor’s plan to take a multifaceted, community-informed approach to public safety. Mayor Kenney’s commitment to reforming our justice system by investing in re-entry, juvenile justice reforms and the eventual elimination of cash bail aligns well with the Defender’s priorities.
“As the budget season unfolds, we look forward to working with City Council to share our vision for providing legal counsel, social services and other supports for our most vulnerable citizens.”
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Keir Bradford-Grey on Firing of MontCo Defenders
PHILADELPHIA–“The sudden termination of Montgomery County’s top defenders, Dean Beer (chief) and Keisha Hudson (deputy) chief is a stunning move that will have a negative, chilling effect on public defenders who want to provide the best possible representation for indigent clients.
“Beer and Hudson were doing the critical work of not just representing their clients in court, but advocating for the communities who are most impacted by the justice system. There have been several reports that these defenders were fired for their filing of an amicus brief that criticized MontCo’s bail hearing practices. If that’s true, then the county has taken a major step backward at a time when the rest of the nation is making meaningful justice system reforms.
“It’s a stark contrast from Philadelphia, where we’re fortunate to be represented in Philadelphia by elected leaders like Council President Darrell Clarke and Councilmember Curtis Jones, who made it a point to give the Defender a leadership position on their Criminal Justice Reform Committee.
“Today’s news should alarm every public defender in the nation. We have fought too hard for positive changes in our justice system to sit quietly while defenders are bullied into complying with ‘business as usual’ by those who wish to turn back the clock on the progress we have made.”
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Kier Bradford-Grey on Use of ODARA
PHILADELPHIA–“The Defender Association of Philadelphia opposes the PA Sentencing Commission’s selection of the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) as the tool that used to assess the future likelihood of domestic violence against an intimate partner.
“Our full testimony submitted to the Sentencing Commission details serious flaws and concerns with ODARA:
- The adoption of any Domestic Violence Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool is premature since there has been no effort to perform the necessary validation to ensure the tool is accurate and free of racial or economic bias;
- We have specific concerns about the accuracy and reliability of the ODARA because of the information that it relies on and the way that information is collected; and
- We believe that by designating individuals who are part of non-traditional or blended families, who have limited resources, and who live in over-policed communities as ‘higher risk’, the ODARA will exacerbate racial disparities in the pretrial release process.
“Finally, we do not believe that these types of actuarial risk assessment tools can–nor should–ever replace an individualized decision-making process where the accused has the benefit of counsel.
For these reasons, ODARA is an inappropriate tool to assess pretrial risk in cases involving allegations of domestic violence.”
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The Defender Association of Philadelphia is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides high-quality, client-centered legal representation, connection to social services, and re-entry support to adults and juveniles in Philadelphia. Our organization represents nearly 70 percent of adults and juveniles arrested in the City of Philadelphia.
Defender Association Receives $250K for Technology Upgrades
PHILADELPHIA—State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) joined Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey to announce the Defender Association of Philadelphia was the recipient of a $250,000 grant award.
The funding comes from the state’s Department of Education Job Training and Workforce Development grant and will be used to fund the association’s technological improvements in the form of mobile office kits, laptops, scanners and the replacement of 15-year-old network switches to continue to provide high-quality representation and educational programming.
The Defender Association has been recognized as one of three public defender offices in the entire country that has been able to leverage technology to defend clients. Bradford-Grey said the state funding will enhance these efforts by providing attorneys with ‘real-time’ remote access to case materials and accurate digital records; decreasing maintenance costs; and providing technical assistance to community-led neighborhood defense hubs.
“We live in a time where more and more information is digitized and stored virtually. From access to video surveillance footage to the information stored on smartphones, access to this information can make the difference between freedom or life in prison for the accused. ” Bradford- Grey said.
The funding comes from the state’s Department of Education Job Training and Workforce Development grant and will be used to fund the association’s technological improvements in the form of mobile office kits, laptops, scanners and the replacement of 15-year-old network switches to continue to provide high-quality representation and educational programming.
The Defender Association has been recognized as one of three public defender offices in the entire country that has been able to leverage technology to defend clients. Bradford-Grey said the state funding will enhance these efforts by providing attorneys with ‘real-time’ remote access to case materials and accurate digital records; decreasing maintenance costs; and providing technical assistance to community-led neighborhood defense hubs.
“We live in a time where more and more information is digitized and stored virtually. From access to video surveillance footage to the information stored on smartphones, access to this information can make the difference between freedom or life in prison for the accused. ” Bradford- Grey said.
“If we truly want to balance the scales of justice in the information age, public defender’s must have access to the ever-changing technology to provide state-of-the-art representation for their clients,” Sen. Hughes said. “I am hopeful this grant will have a tremendous impact on our community and improve outcomes for their client and their families.”
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Chief Defender on PJI Reversal on Risk Assessment Tools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 7, 2020
February 7, 2020
CONTACT:
George Jackson | 267.765.6768 | gjackson@philadefender.org
PHILADELPHIA–“The Defender Association of Philadelphia would like to applaud the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) for the public and courageous reversal of their previous position on pre-trial risk assessment tools. As they noted in their latest position paper, these tools ‘can no longer be a part of our solution for building equitable pre-trial justice systems.
“Rather than accomplish their stated goal of reducing the pretrial prison populations, the data used in RAT reinforce the justice system’s existing class and racial biases. The Defender Association has been consistent in our opposition to the use of these tools. Last spring we submitted an alternative proposal to RAT to the District Attorney, City Council and the First Judicial District (FJD); and DA [Larry] Krasner and I disavowed the use of RAT in a letter to FJD. While some were perplexed by our stance at the time, the PJI’s acknowledgment of the inherent racial bias of the tool is a validation of our position.
“In order to effect real change, and develop reforms that work, we need to truly listen to the voices of the people and neighborhoods who most often come into contact with our justice system. That’s why the Defender invests resources to support our city’s participatory defense hubs, our pre-entry coalition, and other community partnerships. We have seen measurable improvements in outcomes when our citizens are a part of the process.
“It is truly heartening that the PJI is beginning to realize the value and impact of these community voices.”
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Shop Talk Series
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About Shop Talk
Philadelphia has an existing network of barbershops owned by credible community leaders, who have partnered with the Defender Association’s Children & Youth Justice (CYJ) Unit to bring various programs and services directly to these communities through a series of public events known as “Shop Talk”
These events are staffed by Defender attorneys, Defender social service advocates, community partners, Participatory Defense Hub facilitators and many more groups and organizations that support the initiatives.
Shop Talk events are held on location in barbershops and can include a range of programs, including (but not limited to):
- Expungements,
- Connection to local Participatory Defense Hubs;
- Social service resources;
- Information on the pardon process;
- One-on-one consultations with a Defender attorney,
- Statute training,
- Know Your Rights and Know Your Systems training; and
- Drop-in community-based office hours.
CYJ also invites community-based organizations dedicated to the reduction of mass incarceration, Pre-Entry, Participatory Defense, the reduction of gun violence and continued education.to set up information tables at Shop Talk events. These include mentor programs; housing and employment organizations; after school programs; sports programs; creative writing workshops; behavioral health providers; mental health providers; and re-entry organizations.
The barbershop owners are also critical, credible advocates who have worked to connect community members who otherwise might not reach out to the Defender with the services we provide. Our partnership with these barbershop owners is critical to building community trust and establishing the Defender Association’s reputation for fierce community advocacy and trial attorneys that the community can rely on in their moments of need.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1581018241775{margin-top: 15px !important;margin-right: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #eeeeee !important;border-left-color: #1e73be !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #1e73be !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #1e73be !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #1e73be !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text]
Upcoming Shop Talks
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