NACDL - Including System-Impacted People in Public Defense Delivery

Including System-Impacted People in Public Defense Delivery — Lessons from New Jersey [webinar]

The focus is the benefits and challenges of including justice impacted individuals in criminal defense spaces. The New Jersey Office of the Public Defender discusses its successes, lessons, and goals around including those who have experienced the legal system firsthand. Conversation centers the perspectives of people who sit at the intersection of lived experience and criminal legal defense. This discussion is not just about personal redemption stories; it’s about what happens when people most impacted by the system begin shaping and impacting how justice is practiced from the inside.

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Presented by

Paul Boyd, Client Advocate, New Jersey State Public Defender
Brittany Byer, Client Advocate, New Jersey State Public Defender
Myrna Diaz, Attorney Assistant, Intake Unit, New Jersey State Public Defender
Nicole Guyette, Client Advocate, New Jersey State Public Defender
Prescott Loveland, Assistant Public Defender, New Jersey State Public Defender
Lauren Michaels, Executive Director of People and Culture, New Jersey State Public Defender
Tiece Riddick, Dean of Community Relations, Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP)
Jennifer Sellitti, Public Defender, State of New Jersey
Quincy Spruell, Investigator, New Jersey State Public Defender
Nikki Tierney, LPC, Hope-Fullness Counseling
Damon Venable, Community Affairs Specialist, New Jersey State Public Defender