Analysis & Commentary
Sentencing Reform
Community Oriented Defender Network | Spring 2010 Update
The COD Network is taking strides to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system and expand the Network’s reach. Read about our latest efforts to improve justice for indigent defendants and new opportunities for collaboration.
– 04/23/10
Prosecutorial Discretion and Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing
From Federal Sentencing Reporter Feb. 2007. No actor tasked with enforcing and ensuring respect for the nation’s laws can ignore concerns about the integrity of a criminal justice system increasingly perceived as reserving its harshest punishments for people of color.
Authored by: Lynn D. Lu
– 02/01/07
Reaching Through the Prison Walls: Social Work in an Appellate Defender Office
A report on the relationship between social workers and lawyers in criminal defense offices.
Authored by: Melissa Rothstein
– 04/01/06
Working With the Community, For the Community
Authored by: The Citizens Advisory Committee, Charlottesville, Virginia
– 01/02/06
Holistic is Not a Bad Word
By McGregor Smyth, Bronx Defenders
Authored by: McGregor Smyth
– Spring 2005
The Public Defender’s Role in Meeting Client Mental Health Needs
Authored by: Linda McLaughlin
– 04/15/04
Collateral Consequences of Convictions
Authored by: Christopher Johns, Maricopa County Public Defender's Office
– February 2004
DATABASE Cop Watch: Police Brutality Database
Authored by: Connecticut Public Defenders
– 07/29/03
Papers from the Executive Session on Public Defense
Authored by: Robin Steinberg and David Feige
– August 2002