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#Phillydefenders & @ppponline.org team up once every month for #DefenderDays, providing #FREE legal resources & info to clients in the #community!

#Philly #communityjustice #law #justicesystem
December 21, 2024 at 4:48 AM
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New from me on #MaskBans, with thanks to ⁦@luckytran⁩ ⁦@MsJulieSLam⁩ ⁦@CervaniaNc⁩ Donna Lieberman (@JustAskDonna), @jews4maskrights cc @PhillyDefenders
#Covid19 #PublicHealth
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Mask Bans Grow, Threatening Public Health And Immunocompromised People
Covid-19 cases are rising, yet a number of cities and states are proposing dangerous mask bans, in the misguided belief that it will improve public safety.
www.forbes.com
July 11, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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#Phillydefenders has teamed up with the ARC Justice Clinic and the @aclupa.org to file an amicus brief in City of Philadelphia v. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5. A HUGE opportunity for the PA Supreme Court to take a stand for #Policeaccountability Details: 👇🏾

phillydefenders.org/act111-brief/
Act 111 and the Fight for Police Accountability
The Defender Association has teamed up with the ARC Justice Clinic and the ACLU of Pennsylvania to file an amicus brief challenging Act 111
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November 22, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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🚨🚨 Must read: @phillyinquirer story about how Philly's dependency & #juvenilejustice systems can negatively impact our young people. Featuring #Phillydefenders Mimi Laver & Rebecca Mainor, who fight young people caught in this broken system.

www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
A womb-to-prison pipeline threatens kids in the child-welfare system
A teen mom grew up in Philly’s child-welfare system. When she gave birth in juvenile detention, the system took her daughter.
www.inquirer.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The hardworking folks @phillydefenders @phillydefenderstaffunion have an NLRB election next week to save their union and the strong union contract they just negotiated. The attempt to decertify their union is outrageous union busting and has no place in Philadelphia. ->
May 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
phillydefenders.bsky.social
For too long, our youth justice system has fallen short in providing the care, safety, support, education, and rehabilitation that children need. Full statement: phillydefenders.org/inky-juvenil... @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.
phillydefenders.org
January 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
phillydefenders.bsky.social
#Phillydefenders applauds
City Council–in particular, bill sponsors IsaiahThomas and Nicolas O’Rourke–for the unanimous passage of prison oversight legislation.

Full statement: phillydefenders.org/prison-overs...

#criminaljusticereform #prisonreform #endmassincaceration
Keisha Hudson on Passage of Prison Oversight Bill
This legislation is an important first step toward building trust and ensuring the City’s correctional system is accountable and safe.
phillydefenders.org
December 21, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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.@KYWNewsradio received assurances from the @PhilaDAO, the @PPDCommish and the chief of @PhillyDefenders that "they would all be willing to attend weekly public briefings on gun violence if organized by the mayor:"
November 22, 2024 at 11:50 AM
ppponline.org
Today is a Defender Day at
our Love Lot!

-Don’t know your next court date?
-Don’t know who your attorney is?
-Have an active warrant?

These questions and more are addressed by
Defender Association of Philadelphia today at PPP!

#legalaid #phillydefenders #legaladvocacy
July 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
reformalliance.bsky.social
REFORM teamed up with @PhillyDefenders for Gideon Giveback—bringing together an expungement clinic, job opportunities, and on-site support to help people understand if they’re eligible for early termination of probation under Act 44.

Learn more: https://reformalliance.com/pennsylvania-act-44/
April 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM