President/Founder, Gideon's Promise Author of Gideon's Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice (forthcoming August 2020)
Atlanta, GA
Joined January 2013
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Just one day left until Igniting Change 2024!
Tomorrow night, we will celebrate excellence within the criminal justice industry and honor the co-founders of Gideon’s Promise, Ilham Askia and Jonathan Rapping.
Visit zurl.co/lAST to secure your spot.
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Our new Director of Defender Development, Meghan Callier, is guiding a new class of public defenders through our Georgia CORE 101 Program!
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This year, we are proud to honor Co-Founders @JRapping & @ilhamaskia for their unwavering dedication and hard work with Gideon’s Promise over the past 16 years.
Although for the first time, our organization will be led by a non-founder, this person is not new to GP.
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📌 Mark the date on your calendar for our annual Atlanta fundraiser, Igniting Change 2024, presented by the Reilly Family Fund! Join us in igniting change towards a better future.
Read more: theatlantapress.com/atlanta/…
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Gideon’s Promise is in San Antonio, TX for our FIDL Returner Weekend! – at San Antonio, TX
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As public defenders, we usually don't get the credit we are due for lowering recidivism. It's a tough conversation, but one we need to have, and I'm glad @Law360 gave me the chance to lay out an argument.
law360.com/articles/1604517
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Our #Nashville stop on the National Public Defense Day Tour was inspirational. Thank you @MJ4PD for hosting us, and for your dedication and service.
Chief Public Defender Martesha L. Johnson @MJ4PD and @nash_defenders are vigorously defending the constitutional rights of the people of Nashville. #accesstojustice
ALT Chief Public Defender Martesha L. Johnson and staff are vigorously defending the constitutional rights of the people of Nashville.
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Before you hear ANY posturing from Atlanta officials tonight, read this by @micahinATL and me. nymag.com/intelligencer/2022…
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Donate this #GivingTuesday on November 29th! Give this holiday season with a purpose. Donate: bit.ly/15for15PromiseCampaig… – at Sandy Springs, GA
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Join the @NFL’s @InspireChange on Monday, November 14th at 12PM for a virtual discussion entitled, Empowering Communities Through Representation! Click the link to register: bit.ly/3DSMW8I
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Hi @UMichLaw students. Some of you will go on to be judges and prosecutors. Don’t do this. It’s unethical and wrong.
WATCH: Judge #ElizabethScherer hugged the prosecution after she sentenced the Parkland murderer to life in prison w/o parole.
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Today we are witnessing history as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the newest Supreme Court Justice! This is the first time in history that a former public defender and African American woman will sit upon the highest court in the land.
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All eyes on Washington for recognizing “what has always been true: In interactions with law enforcement, race and ethnicity matter.”
In a unanimous opinion, the Washington Supreme Court wrote: “Today, we formally recognize what has always been true: In interactions with law enforcement, race and ethnicity matter.”
seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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When is enough, enough? We fail our children every day when we stand by and watch the news reels respond to yet another mass shooting that has taken place in our country. Enough is enough. There are no words for what occurred in Uvalde, Texas on May 24th.
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“Public defenders actually have power that is unrecognized… even the best prosecutors can’t be progressive without public defenders introducing them to the human beings their decisions impact every day.”- @JRapping @Gideons_Promise
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Public defense is about fighting for a world where there’s no longer a need for public defense. Until that day, we need public defenders to slow the system down, achieve the least harmful outcomes for the people we serve, & expose the systems that block justice, health, & safety.
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For the first time in our history a former public defender and an African American woman will sit upon the highest court in the land! Congratulations to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on this historic accomplishment. Let’s get to work and keep Gideon’s promise.
#SCOTUSConfirmation
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Episode 19 – Black History Isn’t Just a Thing of the Past is now live with hosts @JRapping and @ilhamaskia! This episode features special guest, @ljdeltalove, the new Executive Director for the @NAPD2013. Tune in right now: bit.ly/GPEpisode19
