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.
Our office and the Philly courts are closed today (July 19) due to the global Microsoft/internet outage. We’ll re-open on Monday. Hit the � for more info on the outage.
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Our justice system must come together to safely reduce Philly’s jail population. Our latest policy statement has recommendations for improving health and safety conditions in our prisons, and create a better environment for incarcerated men and women, as well as employees at the jails.
With collaboration and commitment from our entire #justicesystem, we can ease the strain on our jails without compromising public safety. �� #PrisonReform #PhillyDefenders #phillyreform #philly #phillynews #defenders #prisonreform #prisonconditions #PA
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#Phillydefenders is looking for young changemakers (18-23) to join our Youth Action Board (YAB)! ✊🏽 Be part of a team looking to lift up voices and making real changes for young people going through the foster system.
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Join Our Youth Action Board!
The Youth Action Board is a youth-led collective that aims to amplify the voices of older youth who have experienced the foster system.
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Want a better justice system and safer communities? Fund #publicdefense! Read the @Newsweek op ed from @K_Nicole_Hudson and Manohar Raju 👇🏾👇🏾
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Funding Public Defense Furthers Community Safety | Opinion
If locking folks up and giving them long sentences worked, we would have the safest society in the world.
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Our office and the Philly courts are closed today (July 19) due to the global Microsoft/internet outage. We’ll re-open on Monday. Hit the 🔗 for more info on the outage.
Technology outage disrupts companies around the world; flights at Philadelphia International...
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday.
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Our latest policy statement has recommendations for improving health and safety conditions in our prisons, and create a better environment for incarcerated men and women. Read Full policy below:
Policy Statement: Prison Population Reduction Post-Remick
The Defender Association recommends strategies to decrease reliance on county incarceration for public safety.
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