Emily Galvin-Almanza

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This report does a fantastic job of documenting a ridiculous crisis - there are only two ways out, arrest fewer people or hire more public defenders. Jdxs are going to have to do one or the other and continuing to drag their feet is only going to make the situation worse.

See you soon Iowa!!!

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Santa Clara County Public Defenders! Today I got the deeply moving experience of walking back into the office where I began my path as a defender, and sharing The Price of Mercy with the brilliant champions moving us all closer to free and equal justice. My heart is so full.

In case you’re wondering how MAGA is taking the news. Let’s just say the group chat is in full meltdown mode.

Here’s what the loudest right wing voices are saying:

📌 Tucker Carlson: the decision to attack Iran “absolutely disgusting and evil.”
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WOW. 19 people, all who were imprisoned and mistreated in a foreign prison at the direct command of the United States, are brave enough to say “We are innocent, and we will endure more time imprisoned to prove that.”

I can only admire the enormous courage such a move takes.

The Human Cost Of Our Broken Justice System - Above the Law A deep dive into everything thats wrong with the criminal justice system.

So thrilled to be on The Jabot via @abovethelaw.com to talk about The Price of Mercy!

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Video credit Jack Storms!

When people run on a tough on crime platform, what are they really promising you? Nothing. They are promising you this status quo. Zero innovation.

Such a pleasure to talk with Michele Storms about The Price of Mercy at @townhallseattle.bsky.social !

Thank you!!

See you soon Mill Valley!

Such a perfect microcosm of the whole administration

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, appears to have deleted his tweet after these Democrats responded

Greenland has free healthcare for all Greenlanders btw 💀

I just finished Emily Galvin Almanza’s new book, The Price of Mercy. Such a wonderful book, below is my review and recommendation, and HUGE thanks to @galvinalmanza.bsky.social

I am just so completely, totally honored by this thoughtful and kind review. Thank you so much! I hope you put it up somewhere even people who aren't on Blue Sky can see it!

if you have some time for weekend digging:

The National Science Foundation’s entire budget is $10 billion.

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”

Can we go back to books?

Neuroscientist warns Gen Z first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune share.google/P9FF872Sxipi...

If you want to join the conversation, I may be headed your way, here's what's up next :-)

Sold out @powells.bsky.social last night! Huge thanks to Seth Gannon for an amazing conversation, to the Defenders of Portland for turning out, and to the crowd for asking some of the best questions I've encountered so far!

This is GREAT, thank you so much for sending it! And thanks for your interest in the book as well!

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company Could Free Public Transit Help Reform Criminal Justice? | Amanpour and Company

Really honored to be interviewed by a journalist I have listened to every morning for YEARS...Michel Martin is amazing and I'm thrilled to be with her talking about The Price of Mercy on @camanpour.bsky.social !

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Ep 39: The Price of Mercy with Emily Galvin Almanza Podcast Episode · In the Meanwhile · February 19 · 1h 10m

This week: a 🔥🔥 convo with @galvinalmanza.bsky.social, author of The Price of Mercy.

We talk about how people get criminalized before arrest, poverty becomes probable cause, bail is a “pay-to-sleep-in-your-own-bed” fee, & how plea deals warp the meaning of choice. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Thank you @tribelaw.bsky.social !!!!!!!!

How to Fix the Justice System Emily Galvin Almanza’s new book insightfully catalogues the failings of the criminal justice system.

Emily Galvin Almanza’s new book, The Price of Mercy, insightfully catalogues the failings of the criminal justice system.
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
#criminaljustice #incarceration
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Partners for Justice: Reimagining Our Legal Infrastructure There is a group of people in America who go to work every day to protect our fundamental rights—who defend individuals and the Constitution in court, acting as a last bulwark against government overr...

One more excerpt from The Price Of Mercy from @porchlightbooks.bsky.social ! This one goes out with love to my public defender family :-)

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Holy shit you guys are fast. They're gone!

Hey if you are in San Francisco or the Bay Area with no plans tonight and want to come to the Commonwealth Club I have two free tickets! DM me!

What I admire about @galvinalmanza.bsky.social's clear-eyed assessment of our criminal justice system is her open critique of the *image in our heads about crime*. It produces bad policy on the one hand and authoritarian goon squads on the other.

Images can be manipulated. And are, constantly.