Sue Burrell

Policy and Training Director, Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
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[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

@jimstep260853 True that

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

@TennisChannel @rogerfederer @dartmouth Great !!

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

@BobWeir Nice

[The Imprint @TheImprintNews]

Our story on it here, Clark! https://t.co/TQVzoqvUpL

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

@PalmerCatSF You have had a very photogenic year, Palmer - watching the inauguration, attempts to keep humans from moving, editing legal brief, languorous stretch poses, and all the ones on the roof (the solstice was good) - but really hard to go wrong for the calendar next year.

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

@PalmerCatSF Happy Birthday, Palmer. Hope your 11th year will be great, and that you will continue to speak boldly for liberty and fair treatment of all beings.

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Free Palmer indeed. Can't an intelligent and witty cat have a voice in the midst of the virus and January 6th deniers? And to think of this coming on the eve of his birthday...

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

So sad to hear of Henri's passing and the end of his films. Paw de Deux (https://t.co/8Zqj9OcAzS) such brilliant existential expression. More can be found through his Wikipedia entry: https://t.co/5bkKE4KABz

[Palmer the Cat @PalmerCatSF]

Oh no! Henri was the original tuxedo cat of the internet & one of my inspirations. Thanks to him & the thieving filmmaker for their many funny nihilistic cat videos.

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Governor Newsom says he wants to transform youth justice as we know it - this is the way to do it.

[Elizabeth Calvin @ECalvinHRW]

Closing DJJ is necessary @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom, but MUST include strong oversight, accountability, and protections against transfers to adult prison. We must build community-based support for youth! #CloseDJJtheRightWay

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Alisa Blair manages to be a warrior for justice whilst doing some serious multi-tasking...

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Check out Karen and the 2020 Patti Lee Fellows for Pacific Juvenile Defender Center!

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

In signing AB 1423 into law, Governor Gavin Newsom has stemmed the unfairness that happens when a young person is sent to adult court on charges that later turn out to be overblown or untrue. https://t.co/exZGZPdjNF ; https://t.co/HXhWmo3ceq

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Have thought for some time that the best news items I get is from cats, and this gem is from Palmer...

[Laura Rovner @llrovner]

FINALLY. Every prison should do this. Cats make EVERYTHING better. Prison In Indiana Accepts Shelter Cats And They Transform Prisoners Lives https://t.co/AwmnpVnk3n via @https://twitter.com/tweet4eic

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Love being a part of this amazing community - cannot imagine a better life's work than this one -- fighting for young people to experience fair treatment, compassion and a path to healthy adulthood.

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

So unfortunate that California D.A.s still equate prison time with public safety. Now they want us to go back to putting middle school children - 14 & 15 year-olds - in the adult system. Great piece by Erwin Chemerinsky on constitutionality of SB 1391: https://t.co/jo23CoUbDr

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

California governor seeks to transform youth prisons https://t.co/rgdxsUlCmA

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Celebrating our work at the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center with a new website. Lots of info about who we are, the work we have done, and what we hope to do going forward. Resources for families, defenders and the public. Check it out: https://t.co/5Drdufph8J

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

With nowhere to go, kids on probation stay locked in Ventura County juvenile hall: THE WAIT TAKES A TOLL ON KIDS — ONE EVERYONE INVOLVED WOULD LIKE TO END. AND IT'S A PROBLEM THAT COULD GET WORSE.
https://t.co/T6MFq87qYt

[Cheri Carlson @vcCheri]

@SueLBurrell of PJDC:
“There are so many things that ... we’ve just come to accept in our justice system.
One of them is that delay is just built in or it’s inevitable. It really isn’t. If you want to fix it, you can, and I think there are good reasons to fix this.”

[Sue Burrell @SueLBurrell]

Retired Superior Court judge and former senior deputy district attorney both urge @JerryBrownGov to sign Senate Bill 1391, which would prevent 14- and 15-year-olds from going to adult criminal court, read here: https://t.co/JKfyVgdTYW