New York Times: Letter to the Editor: Public Defenders Are Part of the Solution


“While indigent defense is chronically underfunded, hard-working public defenders stand shoulder to shoulder with their clients every day in the fight for justice.

Rather than see defender as contributing to a system of racism and oppression, we should look to defenders as a critical part of the new future Mr. Mill calls on us to build.”

Read our executive director Justine Olderman’s letter following Meek Mill’s powerful op-ed for prison reform here.