Public defenders hold demonstration in solidarity with protests against systemic racism

Jessica Mensch reports

DEEPLY PERSONAL STORIES ABOUTINJUSTICES.

THAT THEY'VE SEENIN OUR COURT SYSTEM.CALLS FOR JUSTICE FROM THEPEOPLE WHO WORKED TO DEFEND ITEVERY DAY.PUBLIC DEFENDERS RALLIEDOUTSIDE THE SACRAMENTO COUNTYCOURTHOUSE AGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY AND THE INJUSTICESFACED IN THE LEGAL SYSTEMFIRST HAND.IT'S BEEN STARTING EVERYDAY WITH.

JUST TORE INTOTEARS.

AND NOT ABLE TO CONTROLTHEM BUT LIVES MATTERSUPERVISING THAT REMARKSLAUGHTER HELPED ORGANIZE THISDEMONSTRATION TO HIGHLIGHT THERACIAL DIFFERENCES INSENTENCING FINDS IN CHARGINGTHAT HE SEES IN OUR COURTROOMSCHARGES SOMETIMES ARE STACKED.OVERCHARGED TIM DAY,SOMEONE TO TAKE US A LESSER.OFFENSE TO RESOLVE THE CASEEVEN IF THEY'RE NOT GUILTY.NEW STATISTICS FROM THE PUBLICPOLICY INSTITUTE OFCALIFORNIA, A NONPARTISANTHINK TANK.SHOW THAT WHILE AFRICANAMERICANS MAKE UP JUST 6% OFTHE TOTAL POPULATION, THEYACCOUNT FOR ROUGHLY 29% OF THEPEOPLE IN OUR STATE PRISONS.MAKE BAIL.

THE 4 STAY INJAIL.

WE NEED TO STOP PUTTINGA.

HE ON OUR CLIENTS.DEMANDING CHANGE WHILEACKNOWLEDGING THE WORLD PUBLICDEFENDERS MUST PLAY INREFORMING THE SYSTEM AREURGING THEM TO CONFRONT THEIROWN BIAS.

AND WHILE THEY KNOWTHERE'S A LONG ROAD AHEAD TOEFFECT REAL CHANGE.IT CANNOT JUST BE A SINGLEDEMONSTRATION.THESE PUBLIC DEFENDERS SAYACKNOWLEDGING AND REFLECTINGON THE PROBLEM IS THE FIRSTSTEP.CONSTITUTION AGAINST