The City of Atlanta Office of the Public Defender partners with VERA Institute of Justice to provide Deportation Defense to public defender clients as part of the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Access to Counsel initiative for Immigrants.
SAFE Initiative | Vera Institute The City of Atlanta Joins the Launch of the SAFE Cities Network to Provide Public
Defense to Immigrants Facing Deportation | News List | Atlanta, GA (atlantaga.gov)
The City of Atlanta Office of the Public Defender is an Innovation Site for the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge. The Safety and Justice Challenge is reimagining and rebuilding local criminal justice systems — reducing jail incarceration and increasing equity for all.
In 2013 the City of Atlanta Office of the Public Defender was awarded a technical assistance grant from The Bronx Defenders Center for Holistic Defense.
The Center for Holistic Defense Announces 2013 Grant Awardees | The Bronx Defenders