Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Police Accountability, Press Release, September 27, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, September 19, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, September 14, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, September 1, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, Youth Justice, August 23, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, July 26, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, July 20, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, July 20, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, June 22, 2023
Client Support and Services, May 9, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Participatory Defense, April 28, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, April 25, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, April 25, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, April 20, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Featured, Uncategorized, April 19, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, April 17, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Legal Practice Units, Uncategorized, April 5, 2023
Client Support and Services, Featured, Legal Practice Units, Uncategorized, March 16, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Featured, Uncategorized, March 8, 2023
Featured, Press Release, Uncategorized, March 7, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Police Accountability, Press Release, Uncategorized, March 3, 2023
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, February 17, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Featured, February 16, 2023
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, February 8, 2023
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, October 31, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, October 27, 2022
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Uncategorized, October 18, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, September 21, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, September 13, 2022
Community Partnerships, August 24, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Police Accountability, August 15, 2022
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Participatory Defense, August 10, 2022
Client Support and Services, Featured, August 9, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, July 26, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, July 20, 2022
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, July 6, 2022
Community Partnerships, Featured, Uncategorized, World News, June 30, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, June 23, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Youth Justice, May 23, 2022
Community Partnerships, Featured, May 19, 2022
Client Support and Services, Featured, Legal Practice Units, May 13, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, May 6, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, April 29, 2022
Client Support and Services, Featured, April 26, 2022
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Featured, April 15, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, April 7, 2022
Featured, Press Release, World News, April 7, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, March 31, 2022
Legal Practice Units, Uncategorized, March 30, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, March 28, 2022
Community Partnerships, Featured, Uncategorized, Youth Justice, March 8, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, February 24, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Legal Practice Units, February 9, 2022
Featured, February 7, 2022
Youth Justice, February 4, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, January 5, 2022
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, January 4, 2022
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Legal Practice Units, December 15, 2021
Uncategorized, December 2, 2021
Featured, Legal Practice Units, Press Release, December 2, 2021
Featured, Press Release, November 6, 2021
Client Support and Services, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Legal Practice Units, November 1, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, October 21, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, October 14, 2021
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, October 12, 2021
Press Release, September 29, 2021
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, export, September 15, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, Uncategorized, August 26, 2021
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Participatory Defense, Uncategorized, August 6, 2021
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, July 20, 2021
Uncategorized, June 30, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, Uncategorized, April 21, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, April 8, 2021
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, March 22, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, March 19, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, February 19, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, World News, February 19, 2021
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, Uncategorized, February 12, 2021
Uncategorized, December 9, 2020
Client Support and Services, Featured, Legal Practice Units, Uncategorized, December 4, 2020
Featured, Legal Practice Units, Press Release, November 23, 2020
Client Support and Services, Featured, Legal Practice Units, Uncategorized, November 20, 2020
Community Partnerships, Press Release, November 12, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, November 11, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, Uncategorized, October 29, 2020
Client Support and Services, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Press Release, October 27, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, October 1, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, September 19, 2020
Uncategorized, September 9, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, August 28, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Legal Practice Units, Press Release, August 7, 2020
Client Support and Services, Criminal Justice Reform, Legal Practice Units, August 3, 2020
Press Release, World News, July 19, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, July 16, 2020
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, July 13, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, June 24, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, June 23, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, June 11, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, June 9, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, June 7, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, Uncategorized, May 6, 2020
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, April 27, 2020
Uncategorized, April 27, 2020
Client Support and Services, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, April 21, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, Uncategorized, April 15, 2020
Uncategorized, April 14, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, April 10, 2020
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Uncategorized, April 8, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, April 5, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, April 3, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, March 30, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, March 20, 2020
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, March 19, 2020
Client Support and Services, March 19, 2020
Client Support and Services, Community Partnerships, Uncategorized, March 18, 2020
Client Support and Services, Legal Practice Units, Press Release, March 16, 2020
Client Support and Services, Press Release, March 14, 2020
Press Release, March 6, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, February 26, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, February 20, 2020
Press Release, February 14, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, February 8, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, February 6, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Uncategorized, January 27, 2020
Community Partnerships, Criminal Justice Reform, Participatory Defense, Press Release, January 10, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform, Participatory Defense, Uncategorized, December 31, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, December 30, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, May 14, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, Press Release, April 1, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, March 22, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, Participatory Defense, March 4, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, February 28, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, February 28, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, February 28, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, February 15, 2019
Criminal Justice Reform, December 11, 2018
Press Release, December 10, 2018
Criminal Justice Reform, December 10, 2018
Press Release, December 6, 2018
Press Release, November 8, 2018
Press Release, October 11, 2018
Since 1934, we have believed that poverty shouldn’t prevent access to justice. Everyone, regardles
"Our (mostly Black and Brown) clients never get to present or argue a justification defense at a preliminary hearing. And they certainly do not get their cases dismissed based on a judge’s determination that there was a justification defense.
"Instead, our clients—all of whom are poor and almost exclusively Black and Brown people—have their cases held for trial, and they sit in jail for months awaiting their day in court. Going forward, certainly before this forum, Defender Association attorneys will be making the same arguments and demanding the same results."
#criminaljusticereform
Keisha Hudson on Court's Dismissal of Irizarry Shooting Case
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#Phillydefenders Chief Keisha Hudson's statement on the passing of JoAnne A. Epps:
"The staff and Board of Directors of the Defender Association of Philadelphia are shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Interim Temple University President JoAnne A. Epps.
"JoAnne was a past president and current member of the Defender's Board of Directors. Even after being named Temple's interim president, her commitment to the work of the Defender never wavered. She was a consistent and needed presence at every board meeting and provided invaluable input that has helped us shape our policies, priorities and values.
"This is a devastating loss for the public defender community and our city. Though we, like the entire Temple University family, are emotionally reeling right now, our thoughts and prayers are with her husband and family at this extremely difficult time."
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Keisha Hudson on Passing of JoAnne A. Epps – Defender Association
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"Our (mostly Black and Brown) clients never get to present or argue a justification defense at a preliminary hearing. And they certainly do not get their cases dismissed based on a judge’s determination that there was a justification defense.
"Instead, our clients—all of whom are poor and almost exclusively Black and Brown people—have their cases held for trial, and they sit in jail for months awaiting their day in court. Going forward, certainly before this forum, Defender Association attorneys will be making the same arguments and demanding the same results."
#criminaljusticereform
@nlada @bpda_justice
Sep 27
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"Our (mostly Black and Brown) clients never get to present or argue a justification defense at a preliminary hearing. And they certainly do not get their cases dismissed based on a judge’s determination that there was a justification defense.
"Instead, our clients—all of whom are poor and almost exclusively Black and Brown people—have their cases held for trial, and they sit in jail for months awaiting their day in court. Going forward, certainly before this forum, Defender Association attorneys will be making the same arguments and demanding the same results."
#criminaljusticereform
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🕊🕊#Phillydefenders Chief Keisha Hudson`s statement on the passing of JoAnne A. Epps:
"The staff and Board of Directors of the Defender Association of Philadelphia are shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Interim @templeuniv President JoAnne A. Epps.
"JoAnne was a past president and current member of the Defender`s Board of Directors. Even after being named Temple`s interim president, her commitment to the work of the Defender never wavered. She was a consistent and needed presence at every board meeting and provided invaluable input that has helped us shape our policies, priorities and values.
"This is a devastating loss for the public defender community and our city. Though we, like the entire Temple University family, are emotionally reeling right now, our thoughts and prayers are with her husband and family at this extremely difficult time." @templelaw
Sep 20
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Come back and visit soon! Repost @five_fifs Spent five days with my @gideonspromise fam in Philadelphia working with @phillydefenders and their incoming class.
The new PDs were super inspiring and the office, in general, was amazing. Definitely a vibe and culture that so many offices should be envious of.
Got a chance to experience Philly a little bit. It was my first time in the city and it definitely has a real energy and character. D’alessandro’s was closed, but I did get to Ishkabibble’s…..Cheeseteak was excellent and the Gremlin drink was #BUSSIN.
Finally, got to catch an Eagle’s game on Thursday night. The rudeness of Philly fans was a bit overstated. As was the loudness…..Overall, I enjoyed it, but I’ll take the overall vibe of a Falcons game.
I will be back. Hopefully when I have fewer work obligations from back home filling up my evenings and nights.
Sep 17
September 14, 2023: Chief Defender Keisha Hudson made the following remarks at a press conference for Councilmember Isaiah Thomas’s “Exonerated Justice” legislation.
Full remarks here: https://phillydefenders.org/exonerated-justice/
Exonerated Justice would provide critical, one-stop access to resources and services they need as they reintegrate into their communities.
#phillydefenders thanks @cmthomasphl and his team for once again thinking holistically about how we can mitigate the damage caused by our justice system and for allowing the Defender Association to share our insights and expertise as we develop solutions. @clsphila @innocencepa #criminaljusticereform
Sep 15
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾• @cmthomasphl Over the past decade, around 40 Philadelphians have been exonerated for crimes they did not commit. Pennsylvania is among only 14 states to not provide financial compensation to exonerated individuals.
Today I introduced the Exonerated Justice legislative package, which will increase access to resources for exonerated Philadelphians upon their release.
The plan provides access to education, employment, housing, compensation and general reentry support services.
Under the law, exonerated Philadelphians are clear of any wrongdoing. However, they know all too well the stigma of life after incarceration. It’s about time we give exonerated Philadelphians a fair shot.
Thank you to @clsphila @phillydefenders @innocencepa for making this possible.
Sep 15
#phillydefenders is thrilled to welcome these dedicated and talented attorneys to our fall 2023 criminal defense and child advocacy class! We can`t wait to work with this group and support them in their careers! We wish them great success in their careers in public service. #publicdefenders #publicservants @nlada @bpda_justice
Sep 13
STATEMENT FROM @KHUDSON_PHILLYDEFENDER ON SHOOTING OF EDDIE IRIZARRY (Click the link i n our bio to view at Phillydefenders.org):
It’s a very sad fact that Eddie Irizarry should be alive today. It’s also true that we, as a city must come together to honestly and forcefully address the issue of shifting police narratives.
“This is an issue we, as public defenders deal with too often in the courtroom. When police officers give misleading accounts of their own actions, it not only undermines the integrity of our justice system, but also creates irrevocable harm to people on trial. If we want to have a serious conversation about public safety, then we need every stakeholder to honestly and transparently perform their duties.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Eddie Irizarry’s family and loved ones, and we join them in calling for answers and accountability from our justice system for this tragedy. @phillyinquirer
#policeaccountability #criminaljusticereform
Sep 1
The Defender Association of Philadelphia joins the thousands of our city’s young people, activists and community members in mourning the sudden passing of @yasprojectphilly co-founder Josh Glenn.
Josh was an incredible leader and advocate. Among his many achievements was the establishment of the nation’s first Youth #ParticipatoryDefense Hub right here in Philadelphia. Any progress we’ve made toward reforming our juvenile justice system would not be possible without his efforts and leadership.
Few individuals—or organizations, for that matter—have positively impacted as many young lives as Josh Glenn. Though our thoughts and our hearts are with his family at this time, this is a loss for the entire city of Philadelphia. #youthjustice #criminaljusticereform #community
Click the link in our bio for information on the Memorial Service and a support fund for Josh`s family.
Aug 23
Our (mostly Black & Brown) clients never get to present a justification defense at a preliminary hearing... Instead, they have their cases held for trial and sit in jail for months, awaiting their day in court. @nlada @bpda_justice
Keisha Hudson on Court's Dismissal of Irizarry Shooting Case
Our (mostly Black and Brown) clients never get to present or argue a justification defense at a preliminary hearing.
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Her influence transcended boundaries—from @PhillyDefenders to her impact on @innocencepa where, as @TempleLaw Dean, she provided invaluable support, office space, and resources, critical to launching the organization that has been a beacon of hope for the wrongfully convicted.
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