Alameda Public Defenders seek input during forum Prisoners seeking to understand the role of public defenders invited Alameda County Public Defender Brandon Woods to San Quentin to talk about his vision for public defense. He said he is … [Read more...]
Public Defender Brendon Woods visits SQ
Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods Brendon Woods, Alameda County’s Chief Public Defender, knows that prisoners take a dim view of lawyers from the PD’s office. And he wants to change that. Woods, 48, and a native New Yorker, is the … [Read more...]
ACLU Sues Alameda Over Pregnancy Tests
A civil rights organization is suing to halt the forced pregnancy testing of women when they are booked into the Alameda County jail. This amounts to an invasion of the women’s privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in the lawsuit … [Read more...]