Join Gideon's Promise and Inspire Change for Igniting Change 2021! Igniting Change recognizes individuals, organizations, and communities who share our mission to transform the criminal legal system. This year, Gideon’s Promise has collaborated with the NFL’s Social Justice Initiative 'Inspire Change,' in a joint effort to fight for equal justice across the nation. This virtual celebration will honor the NFL Foundation with the 2021 Community Impact Award for their commitment to fighting for equal justice for all. Stay tuned for more details! For additional information, please contact Christopher Pearson at advancement@gideonspromise.org. Check out the video above to see what it's all about!
Defending the Promise
When people are accused of crimes and then receive sub-par representation, the whole community around them suffers. Unnecessary guilty pleas, cases plagued with unwanted delays, disproportionately long prison sentences, and overloaded prisons burden taxpayers, tear families apart, and damage communities emotionally and economically. Fortunately, the most effective remedy is to ensure that cases involving the poor are handled with the diligence and expertise that the Constitution mandates for all Americans. Gideon’s Promise Attorneys Make a Difference in the System:
Our public defenders decrease the incarceration rates of accused persons. Gideon’s Promise attorneys also are more likely to close cases effectively and clients represented by Gideon’s Promise attorneys are more likely to receive pre-trial diversion
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