Washington Defender Association

On Public Defense Day of Action (April 23), defenders at the WDA Leadership Conference wore black to show support for defenders in SF and Chief Defender Mano Raju, facing contempt when the defense function is not fully funded.

WDA and the WSBA testified last week at the Senate Law and Justice work session on the new caseload standards for public defenders. Click this link to view the entire work session, the discussion on defense caseload standards begins at 1:15: https://tvw.org/video/senate-law-justice-2025121044/

"In collaboration with LCYC, CHOOSE180 is hosting a Virtual Immigrant Safety Plan workshop.

There will be an informational webinar detailing the documents needed for the ISP, followed by an in-person workshop where LCYC staff will review attendees' documents and create a legal ISP document with them. "
Note: This training is not sponsored by WDA.

defensenet.org

When Martha Wright-Reed’s grandson was incarcerated out of state, she took on a decades-long fight to make prison phone rates affordable. As the prepares to vote on new, lower rate caps for incarcerated communications services, we’re calling on the agency to honor her work and legacy.

Join us in urging the FCC to put and set rates that are as low as possible. Read our letter:

ECFS Federal Communication Commission Electronic Comment Filing System