By Hunter Parnell
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Today, Hunter is joined by Stanislaus County Chief Public Defender, Jennifer Jennison. In the past year, Jennifer has been confronted with the most challenging question a Chief can face: Should I refuse to take on new cases because the current workload that my attorneys have is unethically high? Today’s episode attempts to understand that historical and current conditions that lead Jennifer to make this difficult decision.
Guests:
Jennifer Jennison, Chief Public Defender, Stanislaus County, California
Resources:
Modesto Bee Reporting
https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article288551423.html
Stanislaus County Public Defender
https://www.stancounty.com/publicdefender/
OSPD Reporting on Public Defense in California
https://www.ospd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Californias-58-Public-Defense-Systems-Accessible.pdf
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Today, Hunter is joined once again by Jessica Brand and Adrienne Johnson of the Wren Collective. This time, Jessica and Adrienne join to discuss their recent report about the failings of Public Defense in Nueces County, Texas.
Guests:
Jessica Brand, Founder, Wren Collective
Adrienne Johnson, Senior Counsel, Wren Collective
Resources:
Wren Collective Website
https://www.wrencollective.org/
Wren Collective Report
https://www.wrencollective.orgfiles/ugd/8fe8f057ace02e045642318ef78fa366f9c32d.pdf
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Today, Hunter is joined by former whistleblower Brittany Iriart and Civil Rights Attorney Andy McNulty to discuss a scandalous coverup with the Denver Sheriffs Department. When she moved to a civilian oversight position with the Denver Sheriff, Brittany hoped to bring some much needed accountability to a department with a history of burying misconduct. Unfortunately, the incremental changes around the edges did little to reign in a department that viewed itself above the law.
Guests:
Brittany Iriart, Former Whistle Blower, Colorado
Andy McNulty, Civil Rights Attorney, Newman McNulty, Denver, Colorado
Resources:
Coverage of Brittany’s Case
https://whistleblowersblog.org/whistleblower-of-the-week/brittany-marie-iriart/
https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/denver-whistleblower-loses-job/
https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/denver-whistleblower-put-on-administrative-leave-after-speaking-out-about-deputy-punching-inmate-in-wheelchair/
https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/video-shows-denver-deputy-punch-inmate-in-wheelchair/
https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/denver-pays-175k-to-fired-whistleblower-who-tipped-off-the-problem-solvers/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/denver-whistle-blower-claims-deputy-discipline-is-broken/73-fce759b7-def2-46a7-9ebe-36d39a3bfedd
https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/2020/7/10/whistle-blower-protection-calls-to-defend-those-who-speak-up
Contact Andy
https://nmlaw.squarespace.com/whistleblower-wins
Government Accountability Project
https://whistleblower.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NewMayGovAcctProj_Blue-Wall-of-Silence-Report231.pdf
Other Issues with Denver Sheriff
https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/allegations-ties-gangs-denver-sheriffs-department-never-fully-investigated/73-8492c480-b933-448c-902a-598a50ba3274
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/investigations/independent-monitor-denver-sheriffs-department-internal-affairs-investigation-flawed/73-529774856
https://www.westword.com/news/denver-sheriff-internal-affairs-bureau-to-be-put-under-civilian-control-11011209
https://www.westword.com/news/chris-colbrunos-naked-march-at-center-of-denver-sheriff-whistleblower-lawsuit-6771556
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Today, Hunter is joined by Colorado Newsline Journalist Chase Woodruff. Over the past several weeks, Aurora, Colorado has been thrust into the national spotlight thanks to right wing media and politicians. Despite their many sensationalist claims, Aurora and the state at large have not in fact been taken over by Venezuelan gangs. Today’s episode is meant to help compile reporting and walk through some of the “evidence” that have been paraded out so that you can have a more informed understanding of how we got here.
Guests:
Chase Woodruff, Journalist, Colorado Newsline
Resources:
Aurora City Council and The Public Defender
https://x.com/maxamillianlevy/status/1778532516099772871
https://x.com/PDefenselessPod/status/1767741717598421010
https://x.com/PDefenselessPod/status/1762647344493809895
https://x.com/PDefenselessPod/status/1715131506861945192
The July 28 Incident
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1036818568011331
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-cops-counter-social-media-accounts-of-unruly-throng-at-aurora-shopping-center-watching-venezuelan-election-results/
https://www.facebook.com/DanielleForAurora/posts/1012880767513650?ref=embed_post
https://www.facebook.com/AuroraCOPD/posts/misinformation-has-spread-on-social-media-regarding-the-large-gathering-on-sunda/875139524650906/
Danelle Jurinsky on Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361740992112
https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspected-tren-de-aragua-gang-members-aurora-colorado-released-1000-bond
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361627530112
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361224247112
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/auroras-violent-gang-problem-didnt-happen-over-night
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361582011112
Coverage of The Venezuelan Gang
https://x.com/dcwoodruff/status/1831748770197074264
https://denverite.com/2024/09/04/venezuelan-gang-aurora-colorado-factcheck/
https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/09/04/disputing-claims-of-gang-takeover-aurora-tenants-protest-slumlord-owner/
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-committed-to-shutting-down-slum-lord-apartment-complex-7-a-m-tuesday/
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-committed-to-shutting-down-slum-lord-apartment-complex-7-a-m-tuesday/
OP ED by Sengenberger
https://denvergazette.com/opinion/columns/venezuelan-gangs-run-amok-in-aurora-jimmy-sengenberger/article_05c9423e-55b1-532d-b42e-88ff82ccc031.html
Thread with the Letter
https://x.com/PDefenselessPod/status/1832177118240759833
Issues with Gang Databases
https://scholarship.law.stjohns.edu/lawreview/vol94/iss4/11/
https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-responds-to-department-of-investigations-findings-regarding-the-nypds-criminal-group-database/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-14/california-bars-police-from-using-lapd-records-in-gang-database-as-scandal-widens
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-24/california-police-urged-to-stop-using-gang-database-deemed-biased
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/dcs-gang-database-highlights-unconstitutional-systems-nationwide-2022-01-19/
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Today, Hunter is joined by Jessica Pishko to discuss her new book The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy. So far on the show, Hunter has spent a lot of time discussing the corruption and abuses of police and prosecutors, but the show has not spent much time discussing the issues of sheriffs. Thanks to years of incredible investigative journalism, Jessica provides an in depth and distributing account for how sheriffs around the country are posing a threat to civil liberties and our systems of checks and balances.
Guests:
Jessica Pishko, Lawyer, Journalist, and Author
Resources:
Pick up a copy of the book here
https://www.amazon.com/Highest-Law-Land-Unchecked-Threatens/dp/0593471318
Check out Jessica’s Substack
https://sheriffs.substack.com/
Follow Jessica on Twitter
https://x.com/JessPish?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Mark Lamb Prison Controversy
https://azluminaria.org/2023/09/29/pinal-sheriff-mark-lambs-office-spent-200k-on-guns-and-ammo-from-an-inmate-welfare-fund/
Joe Arpaio
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-rules-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-violated-us-constitution
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/29/1050490391/joe-arpaio-legal-costs-100-million-arizona-sheriff
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Today, Hunter is joined by Lisa Wayne, the Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In this episode, Lisa and Hunter discuss how NACDL is trying to help give Public and Private Defenders the tools, skills, and policies they need to fight for their clients in and out of the court room.
Guests:
Lisa Wayne, Executive Director, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Resources:
Trial Penalty
https://www.nacdl.org/Landing/TheTrialPenalty
NACDL
https://www.nacdl.org/
https://www.facebook.com/NACDL
https://x.com/NACDL
https://www.instagram.com/nacdl/
https://www.tiktok.com/@nacdlofficial
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Today, Hunter is by two Colorado State Public Defenders, James Hardy and Kayleigh TenBarge. When this episode was first recorded, James, Kayleigh, and Hunter were primarily focused on a piece of legislation that the Defenders Union of Colorado attempted and failed to get through the state house. That bill sought to get workload standards in place in Colorado by mid-2025. After recording that segment, an audit of the Colorado State Public Defender dropped, and revealed that at least 46% and maybe as many as 99% of Public Defenders in Colorado are exceeding workloads. Considering that, OSPD has stated they will get a workload standard by mid-2026. But why the wait? What will happen in the interim? What relief will come to an increasingly overloaded system?
Guests:
Kayleigh TenBarge, Public Defender, Colorado, Secretary, Defenders Union of Colorado
James Hardy, Appellate Public Defender, Colorado, Executive Board Co-Chair, Defenders Union of Colorado
Resources:
Audit of the Colorado Public Defender
https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/audits/2354p_office_of_the_state_public_defender.pdf
Defenders Union of Colorado
https://www.defendersunionco.org/
Defenders Union of Colorado Back Bill
https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/article/defenders-union-of-colorado-backs-public-defender-workload-study-bill/
Ethics Opinion
https://www.cobar.org/Portals/COBAR/11.07.22/FINAL%20Opinion%20146%20-%20duty%20of%20workload%20opinion(7184264.1).pdf?ver=RVD5XQ5MbrWfJOOOtcABBw%3d%3d)
Bill
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1289
Email Kayleigh
[email protected]
Email DUC
[email protected]
Defenders Union of Colorado Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/defenders_union_of_colorado/
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Today, Hunter is joined by Professor Rachel Kincaid to talk about her recent law review article about the junk science excited delirium. Through her research, we can trace how this science steeped in racism has been able to infect the legal system and provide police a shield for their unlawful uses of force.
Guests:
Rachel Kincaid, Professor of Law, Baylor University
Resources:
Read Rachel’s Article
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4831202
Professor Kincaid’s Faculty Page
https://law.baylor.edu/person/rachel-kincaid
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Today, Hunter is joined by our first North Carolina Public Defender, Beth Stang. Today, we will be discussing all that is going right, going wrong, and what the future holds for Public Defense in Beth’s office that covers Henderson, Transylvania, and Polk counties.
Guests:
Beth Stang, Chief Public Defender, Henderson, Transylvania, and Polk County, North Carolina
Resources:
Email Beth
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Today, Hunter is joined once again by Alex Kornya to discuss the intersection between the criminal and civil legal systems. Last time, Alex detailed how fines and fees abuse people in the criminal and civil legal systems, and today, Alex joins us to discuss crime nuisance ordinances and “Crime Free” Housing programs.
Guests:
Alex Kornya, Litigation Director and General Counsel, Iowa Legal Aid
Resources:
2020 story from the Atlantic about this issue and some history:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/crime-free-housing-lets-police-influence-landlords/605728/
HUD guidance on how crime nuisance ordinances may violate the Fair Housing Act:
https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/FINALNUISANCEORDGDNCE.PDF
DOJ Reinforces Previous Guidance on Crime Nuisance
https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-08/doj_crime-free_and_nuisance_letter.pdf?utm_campaign=justicegrants&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Justice Department Secures Landmark Agreement with City of Anoka, Minnesota, to End Disability Discrimination in “Crime-Free” Housing Program
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-landmark-agreement-city-anoka-minnesota-end-disability
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