In the state of Georgia, the Public Defender Counsel lacks independence from the Executive Branch. As a result, their ability to speak out on social issues is severely limited. For former Georgia Public Defender Devin Franklin, the inability to speak out against police brutality in the wake of the murder of George Floyd drove him out of a decade long career in Public Defense. For him, and for Hunter, the advocacy of a Public Defender cannot end in the four walls of the court room. Tune in to today's conversation to hear about the Fulton County Jail, Cop City, and what the Public Defender Council of Georgia should be doing to call out these injustices

 

Guests:

Devin Franklin, Movement Policy Counsel, Southern Center for Human Rights

Resources:

 Southern Center for Human Rights

https://www.schr.org/

Follow Devin  on Twitter

https://twitter.com/BrotherInLawATL

Timeline of Cop City

https://scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05/cop-city-atlanta-history-timeline/

Autopsy of activist, Manuel Paez Teran , killed at Cop City

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/atlanta-cop-city-manuel-paez-teran-autopsy/

DOJ investigates Fulton County Jail

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/doj-investigation-fulton-county-jail-inmate-death-other-reports

Deaths in Fulton County Jail

https://theappeal.org/fulton-county-jail-deaths-spiked-2022-pad-funding/

Inside Fulton County Jail

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/the-real-behind-the-wall-a-look-inside-the-infamous-deadly-fulton-county-jail/

 

Register for the SCHR Pain and Power: Confronting Police Violence in Atlanta Seminar August 19th at The King Center 449 Auburn Avenue Northeast Atlanta, GA 30312

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pain-power-confronting-police-violence-in-atlanta-tickets-673749441717?aff=oddtdtcreator

 

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