Philly Defender Q&A: COVID-19 Emergency

Philly’s public defenders know that our clients, their families, and friends are extremely concerned about their health during this pandemic. We’re still doing our best to represent and ensure the health and safety of our clients and our communities, and are working hard to provide you with as much information as we can during these…

Defender, DAO Call for More Progressive Action to Fight Spread of COVID-19

District Attorney Larry Krasner and Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey issued the following joint statement calling on the First Judicial District to move more aggressively to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in the criminal justice system: PHILADELPHIA– “The Defender Association of Philadelphia and the District Attorney’s Office are glad that the First Judicial District is finally ready to…

KEIR BRADFORD-GREY ON SUSPENSION OF LOW-LEVEL ARRESTS DURING CORONVIRUS OUTBREAK

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 18, 2019   CONTACT: George Jackson  |  267.765.6768  |  gjackson@philadefender.org       We can prioritize public safety and keep the jail population down to stop the spread of COVID-19. PHILADELPHIA–“The Defender Association of Philadelphia supports Philadelphia Police Chief Danielle Outlaw’s decision to suspend the police department’s practice of arresting…

Chief Defender on PJI Reversal on Risk Assessment Tools

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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…