Amazing work from @BrettFischer, @jrlacoe, and Steven Raphael on the beneficial effects of early (pre-arraignment) representation!
New research: In 2020, the County of Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office began piloting a program to provide a lawyer to low-income people shortly after their arrest. People who participated in the pilot had dramatically better case outcomes: bit.ly/PARRSantaClara Thread (1/6)View quoted post on X