King County Public Defense

Providing high-quality legal advocacy, protecting the rights of those who are marginalized, working to dismantle a harmful system.

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

Go here to learn more or apply: https://t.co/gkcZGsipR7

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

We stand with Tribes, our Indigenous clients & family defense practitioners across the country in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which helps keep families together & strengthens tribal sovereignty.
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[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

@KCPublicDefense is recruiting 2nd-year law students for our paid 2023 10-wk summer internship program. A great opportunity to stand with clients against a racist system alongside teams of attorneys, investigators & mitigation specialists. Learn more here: https://t.co/X16yyOR1Yg

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

It's time to stop making lists & start providing services.

[The Stranger 🗞 @TheStranger]

BREAKING: We got the Seattle City Attorney's naughty list. https://t.co/3dZBwx2WQ3

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Visit https://t.co/dafd6LrKx7 to learn more or to apply.

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

Local governments should allow consultation with a lawyer when law enforcement asks someone to waive their constitutional right and consent to a search. 4/4
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[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

(Thread) Washington Supreme Court recognizes “what has always been true: in interactions with law enforcement, race and ethnicity matter.” 1/4
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[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

We laud the Court’s decision to confront racialized policing & we invite other institutions and local governments to join the Court as it commits to “constantly strive for better.” 3/4

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

SMC's decision to restrict Community Court means people who have significant unmet needs will continue to cycle through a system we know to be expensive, ineffective & racially disproportionate. https://t.co/5xbkSM7kte

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

A fantastic opportunity for social workers passionate about public defense. Visit King County's career page to apply: https://t.co/RupsDbBcd6

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

It's Public Defense Day, anniversary of SCOTUS decision Gideon v. Wainwright. A day to reflect on the historic & ongoing deprivation of our clients' rights, dignity & humanity & acknowledge we’re still fighting systems that harm, oppress & incarcerate people. #PublicDefenseDay

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

The path to safety requires that we address the State of Emergency of Homelessness and the Public Health Crisis of Racism. We're disappointed that once again the system is working to perpetuate itself, not working to help solve real problems affecting people in dire need. 4/4

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

(Thread) Over the last several years, the City of Seattle has repeatedly announced initiatives that would focus more law enforcement resources on those already most policed as a strategy for addressing public safety, all with similar names. 1/4

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

This tired strategy of arresting, prosecuting, and jailing is expensive and clearly ineffective. A night in jail, according to the Seattle City Budget Office, costs more than $200. For one person for one month, that's at least $6000. 3/4

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

"The lawyers in my office have represented countless individuals who have been prosecuted as part of this & other failed strategies. We see that jail does nothing to address our clients’ unmet needs." Anita Khandelwal, King Co Public Defense @TheStranger
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[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

Unprecedented steps have been taken to protect court employees from COVID - trials are suspended & many hearings are held remotely. But people who are disproportionately BIPOC continue to languish in jail, harmed by a COVID outbreak. https://t.co/YNadMFtbfj

[King County Public Defense @KCPublicDefense]

The KC prosecutor, Sea City Attorney, court system and jail system must take immediate steps to decrease the number of people in jail &, for those who remain incarcerated, facilitate timely access to the courts and their attorneys.
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