Alameda Public Defender Pushes Back on Governor’s Use of State Prosecutors – Warns It Will Continue Cycle of Mass Incarceration

Oakland, CA – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods pushed back on Friday, warning that Governor Newsom’s use of state lawyers to prosecute local cases will “fuel mass incarceration and the further devastation of Black and Brown communities. “They’re trying to use a band-aid to fix a broken…

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