Community Defense Resources
Community Defense Resources:
Brennan Center for Justice: http://www.brennancenter.org
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice. Their work ranges from voting rights to redistricting reform, from access to the courts to presidential power in the fight against terrorism. They also support the Community Oriented Defender Network. A singular institution—part think tank, part public interest law firm, part advocacy group—the Brennan Center combines scholarship, legislative and legal advocacy, and communications to win meaningful, measurable change in the public sector.
Read the Report: “A Case for Community Defense in New Orleans”
Read the COD Network Newsletter: COD Newsletter, August 2006
Read the COD Network Newsletter: COD Newsletter, July 2007
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy: http:/dpa.ky.gov
The mission of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy is to provide each client with high quality services through an effective delivery system, which ensures a defender staff dedicated to the interests of their clients and the improvement of the criminal justice system. From October 2006-October 2007, the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy Pilot Program measured the impact of social workers in public defender offices in three regions of the state.
Read the Report: Kentucky Social Worker Pilot Project Annual Report
Read Press on the Social Worker Pilot Project: Kentucky Social Worker Press Archive
The Pew Center on the States: www.pewcenteronthestates.org
Pew's Center on the States works to advance state policies that serve the public interest. The Center on the States conducts credible research, brings together diverse perspectives, and analyzes states’ experiences to determine what works and what does not. They work with a wide variety of partners to identify and advance nonpartisan, pragmatic solutions for pressing problems affecting Americans. In the criminal justice arena, the Pew Center works with states to advance fiscally sound, research-based sentencing and corrections policies and practices that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and control costs.
Read the Report: “One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008”
Read the Report: “What Works in Community Corrections: An Interview with Dr. Joan Petersilia”
Resources Related to Collateral Consequences
The Sentencing Project is a national organization working for a fair and effective criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing law and practice, and alternatives to incarceration. They have reviewed the effects of felony conviction on individuals across the United States, and have found that laws and policies are being enacted to restrict persons with a felony conviction (particularly convictions for drug offenses) from employment, receipt of welfare benefits, access to public housing, and eligibility for student loans for higher education. Such collateral penalties place substantial barriers to an individual's social and economic advancement.
Read Maryland's In-Depth Report: “A Report on the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions in Maryland”
Information about Collateral Consequences in other states: http://www.sentencingproject.org
The Vera Institute for Justice: http://www.vera.org
The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.
Read about Vera's Work in Louisiana: “Proposals for New Orleans’ Criminal Justice System: Best Practices to Advance Public Safety and Justice”
Holistic Public Defender Offices:
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia: http://www.pdsdc.org
Download their brochure: Offender Rehabilitation Division
Bronx Defenders: http://www.bronxdefenders.org
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem: http://www.ndsny.org
Community Oriented Defender Network Members by State (as of December 2006):
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Arizona
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Maricopa County Public Defender Downtown Justice Center
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620 West Jackson, Suite 4015 |
Phoenix, AZ |
85003 |
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Pima County Public Defender Office
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32 North Stone Ave, Suite 400 |
Tucson, AZ |
85701
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California
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Law Offices of the Public Defender
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3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 139 |
San Rafael, CA |
94903 |
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Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office
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120 West Mission Street
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San Jose, CA |
95110 |
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San Diego County Public Defender
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233 “A” St., Suite 400 |
San Diego, CA |
92101
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Colorado |
Colorado Public Defender's Office
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110 Sixteenth Street, Suite 800
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Denver, CO
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80202 |
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Connecticut
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Bridgeport Superior Court
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172 Golden Hill Street
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Bridgeport, CT |
06604
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Office of the Public Defender, New Haven
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235 Church Street |
New Haven, CT |
06510
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Washington, DC
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The Justice Project |
1025 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 300
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Washington, DC |
20005 |
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The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
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680 Rhode Island Avenue, N.E. Suite H-5 |
Washington, DC |
20002 |
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Illinois |
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
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69 W. Washington, Suite 1600
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Chicago, IL |
60602 |
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Kentucky |
Kentucky Department Of Public Advocacy
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100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 302 |
Frankfort, KY |
40601 |
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Louisiana
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Louisiana Justice Coalition
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3301 Chartres St
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New Orleans, LA |
70117
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Orleans Public Defenders
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2701 Tulane Towers, 7th Floor
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New Orleans, LA |
70119
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The Public Defenders Office, Calcasieu Parish
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901 Lakeshore Dr., Suite 700
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Lake Charles, LA |
70602
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Maryland
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Office Of The Public Defender
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William Donald Schaefer Tower 6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 1400 |
Baltimore, MD |
21202
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Office of the Public Defender
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199-P East Montgomery Avenue |
Rockville, MD |
20850
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Michigan |
State Appellate Defender Office
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3300 Penobscot Building 645 Griswold |
Detroit, MI |
48226 |
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Washtenaw County Public Defender
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110 N. 4th Ave., 4th Floor |
Ann Arbor, MI |
48104
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Minnesota
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Minnesota State Public Defender
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331 Second Ave S, Suite 900
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Minneapolis, MN |
55401
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Tenth Judicial District
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433 Jackson St, Suite 120 |
Anoka, MN |
55303
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North Carolina |
North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
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123 West Main Street, Suite 400
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Durham, NC |
27701 |
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New York
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Office of the Appellate Defender
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11 Park Place, Suite 1601 |
New York, NY |
10007 |
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The Bronx Defenders
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860 Courtlandt Ave. |
Bronx, NY |
10451 |
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The Center for Appellate Litigation
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74 Trinity Place |
New York, NY |
10006 |
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Center for Community Alternatives
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115 East Jefferson Street, Suite 300
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Syracuse, NY |
13202
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City Bar Justice Center
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42 West 44th Street
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New York, NY |
10036 |
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The Legal Aid Society
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199 Water Street
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New York, NY |
10007 |
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The Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division / Queens County
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120-46 Queens Blvd |
Kew Gardens, NY |
11415 |
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Neighborhood Defender Service, Inc.
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317 Lenox Avenue, 10th Floor |
New York, NY |
10027
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Youth Represent c/o CASES
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346 Broadway, 3rd Floor
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New York, NY |
10013 |
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Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender
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100 North Main Street, 4th Floor
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Providence, RI
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02903 |
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Tennessee |
District Public Defender
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1101 Liberty Street |
Knoxville, TN
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37919 |
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Virginia
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Albemarle-Charlottesville Public Defender Office
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408 Third St NE
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Charlottesville, VA
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22902 |
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Arlington Public Defender
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2009 North 14th Street, Suite 610
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Arlington, VA
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22201 |
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Chesapeake Public Defender
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524 Albermarle Drive
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Chesapeake, VA |
23322 |
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Hampton Public Defender's Advocacy Center
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14 West Queens Way |
Hampton, VA
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23669 |
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Newport News Public Defender
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2700 Washington Avenue, Suite 301
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Newport News, VA
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23607 |
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Washington
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The Defender Association
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810-3rd Avenue, 8th Floor
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Seattle, WA
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98104 |
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Society of Council Representing Accused Persons
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1401 East Jefferson Street, Suite 200
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Seattle, WA
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98122 |