0:08 – San Francisco’s new Public Defender
Manojar Raju was serving as the manager of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Felony Unit. On Sunday he was picked by San Francisco Mayor London Breed to take over as Public Defender until the next election.
0:34 – The challenges of mandatory minimum sentences in the path to decarceration
Lara Bazelon (@larabazelon) is associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she directs the criminal defense law & Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics and author of
Keith Wattley (@UnCommLaw) is the founder and Executive Director of Uncommon Law, dedicated to providing access to justice and healing for people impacted by incarceration.
Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction.
Event: Tonight Tuesday March 12 at 6:45 pm Uncommon Law presents HBO Special “The Sentence” which explores the traumatic impact of mandatory minimum sentencing on families and communities. At the New Parkway Theater in Oakland.
On a related note: KPFA is sponsoring a showing of The Defender this Sunday, March 17 at 3 pm at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland. 474 24th Street… 50% of ticket sales will go toward the Jeff Adachi Legacy Fund.
8am – Author Interview: Tim Wu (@superwuster) is a law professor at Colombia University and author of The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age