Santa Cruz County Public Defenderhttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us:443/News/TabId/8489/ctl/rss/mid/20597/Default.aspxRSS document<![CDATA[Santa Cruz Chief Public Defender Heather Rogers Backs Funding Reform Following Passage of ACR 159]]>https://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/public-defense-funding-crisis/Tue, 12 May 2026 22:52:00 GMThttps://davisvanguard.org/2026/05/public-defense-funding-crisis/<![CDATA[Santa Cruz County Public Defender Applauds Unanimous Passage of ACR 159, Calls for Critical Investment in Public Defense]]>https://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/Public Defender Applauds ACR 159_ Press Release.pdfWed, 06 May 2026 18:00:00 GMThttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/Public Defender Applauds ACR 159_ Press Release.pdf<![CDATA[“A Right in Name Only” Public defenders wear black April 23 to protest underfunding]]>https://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/A Day of Action for Public Defense_ Press Release.pdfWed, 06 May 2026 17:23:00 GMThttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/A Day of Action for Public Defense_ Press Release.pdf<![CDATA[Santa Cruz County Public Defender Wants More Immigration Lawyers]]>https://santacruzlocal.org/2025/07/31/public-defender-wants-immigration-lawyers/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:49:00 GMThttps://santacruzlocal.org/2025/07/31/public-defender-wants-immigration-lawyers/<![CDATA[Santa Cruz PDO Juneteenth Statement]]>https://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/Juneteenth Statement PDO 2025.pdfWed, 25 Jun 2025 22:38:00 GMThttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/Juneteenth Statement PDO 2025.pdf<![CDATA["This was all sitting there": How California fails to prevent wrongful convictions]]>https://www.santacruzdefenders.us/AboutUs/OurTeam.aspxWed, 25 Jun 2025 22:25:00 GMThttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us/AboutUs/OurTeam.aspx<![CDATA[Unequal Scales: California’s Investment Disparity Between Prosecution and Public Defense]]>https://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/Unequal Scales_California's Investment Disparity between Prosecution and Public Defense.pdfWed, 21 May 2025 18:31:00 GMThttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us/Portals/34/Unequal Scales_California's Investment Disparity between Prosecution and Public Defense.pdf<![CDATA[Podcast: The Revival of Public Defense in Santa Cruz County w/ Heather Rogers & Caitlin Becker]]>https://www.santacruzdefenders.us/News/TabId/8489/ArtMID/20597/ArticleID/829/Podcast-The-Revival-of-Public-Defense-in-Santa-Cruz-County-w-Heather-Rogers-Caitlin-Becker.aspxTue, 15 Apr 2025 22:18:00 GMThttps://www.santacruzdefenders.us/News/TabId/8489/ArtMID/20597/ArticleID/829/Podcast-The-Revival-of-Public-Defense-in-Santa-Cruz-County-w-Heather-Rogers-Caitlin-Becker.aspx<![CDATA[Report calls for new jail or mental health facility in Santa Cruz County]]>https://santacruzlocal.org/2025/04/09/report-new-jail-or-mental-health-facility/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:40:00 GMThttps://santacruzlocal.org/2025/04/09/report-new-jail-or-mental-health-facility/<![CDATA[Local lawyers speak to immigrant fears, the rights they have — and what they should do right now]]>https://lookout.co/santa-cruz-county-lawyers-speak-to-immigrant-fears-the-rights-they-have-and-what-they-should-do-right-now/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:17:00 GMThttps://lookout.co/santa-cruz-county-lawyers-speak-to-immigrant-fears-the-rights-they-have-and-what-they-should-do-right-now/