On July 30, 2020, the San Bernardino County Superior Court hosted a virtual town hall, “Civil Unrest and Racism: What Are We Doing?” San Bernardino County Public Defender Christopher Gardner…
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SBCPD’s Supervising Deputy Public Defender Derrick Smith, head of the office’s Post-Conviction Unit, was recently featured on attorney Joe Richardson’s podcast, Joespeak!: “In this episode, South Central L.A. native, attorney…
San Bernardino County Public Defenders from the Human Services Division provided legal information and services at the UNITEEE Youth Accountability Committee picnic in San Bernardino on Saturday, July 18, 2020.…
On June 24, 2020, the Rethink Public Safety coalition held a virtual town hall on Racism, Anti-Blackness, and Community Needs with San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson, Public Defender…
San Bernardino County Public Defender Christopher Gardner authored an op-ed in the Daily Journal, July 6, 2020, on SBCPD’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read a pdf of the full…
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has recognized our Children United Through Empowerment (C.U.T.E.) program with a 2020 Achievement Award! Children United Through Empowerment (C.U.T.E.) was created to bring a…
Yesterday, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. The San Bernardino County Public Defender’s Office is…
Today, June 8, 2020, San Bernardino County Public Defenders stood in solidarity with public defenders from across the country to condemn police brutality and racism!
Thank you to the San Bernardino County Public Defender Diversity Committee for organizing this spring’s water drive. With all the generous donations we received, we were able to deliver bottled…
San Bernardino County Public Defender social workers collaborated with New Hope, a program of Victor Valley’s Abundant Living Family Church, to donate a large amount of food and other household…
