Defenders connect clients to community services and supports from the beginning stages of the criminal justice process.
The Defender social service team understands the importance of ensuring that clients are viewed as a complete person rather than a case file.
Defender Social Workers focus on connecting clients with services at the front-end of the criminal justice system by developing individualized, community-based treatment plans to focus on a person’s underlying needs and challenges.
By meeting with clients at the earliest possible point in the case, we support and humanize our clients so that the criminal justice system makes high-stakes decisions about the person rather than the charges.
We provide timely referrals and connections to services, including:
For questions or additional information about community partnerships, please reach out to:
Since 1934, we have believed that poverty shouldn’t prevent access to justice. Everyone, regardless of income, deserves the highest quality legal counsel.
🚨Office Alert: Our office will be CLOSED on Monday, Jan. 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.✨
We’ll be back to REGULAR HOURS on Tuesday, Jan. 21st.
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Shoutout to @PhillyInquirer for their powerful special report on the alarming rates of juvenile detention and the heartbreaking abuse young people face in the justice system. This is the attention this issue deserves!⚖️✨
Major thanks to our Chief of the Children & Youth Justice Unit, Nicole El, and Public Defender Brendan Lokka for their exceptional advocacy!#youthjustice #philly #phillyyouth #publicdefense #youth #youthdevelopment #youthdetentioncenter
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🚨Office Alert: Our office will be CLOSED on Monday, Jan. 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.✨
We’ll be back to REGULAR HOURS on Tuesday, Jan. 21st. Hit the link in our bio for further assistance!
Shoutout to @PhillyInquirer for their powerful special report on the alarming rates of juvenile detention and the heartbreaking abuse young people face in the justice system. This is the attention this issue deserves!⚖️✨
Philly locks up kids at one of the highest rates anywhere, despite widespread abuse in juvenile...
Pennsylvania leaders have acknowledged the harms and abuses in juvenile institutions. Yet Philly remains a national leader in using them.
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For too long, our youth justice system has fallen short in providing the care, safety, support, education, and rehabilitation that children need. Full statement: @phillyinquirer
#YouthJustice #EndMassIncarceration #PhillyDefenders"
Defender Statement on Juvenile Detention Special Report
We’re grateful to the Inquirer for shining a light on this issue showing the real impact of these systemic failures.
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New report from the City of Philadelphia’s Office of the Youth Ombudsman highlights how illegal seclusion is used at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center. Read more below
Philly teens are regularly subjected to illegal lockdowns in detention, city watchdog finds
Minors held in juvenile detention in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violatio...
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