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Coronavirus Resources
NACDL to Focus on Service and Support for Members, Clients, and Community Throughout Virus Emergency
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New Resource Tracking Prison and Jail Communications and Manual on Navigating Federal Prison System
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NYSACDL and NACDL Publish Groundbreaking Report on Trial Penalty in New York
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Read the Latest Issue of The Champion
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Report: Criminal Court Reopening and Public Health in the COVID-19 Era
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Addressing Systemic Racism in the Criminal Legal System
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Belong. Influence. Represent. Join NACDL.
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Mission
NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal defense bar are fully equipped to serve all accused persons at the highest level.