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219: The Future Looks Bright for New Jersey Public Defense w/Jennifer Sellitti
219: The Future Looks Bright for New Jersey Public Defense w/Jennifer Sellitti
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68 minutes
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
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Today, Hunter is joined by the newest Chief Public Defender of the State of New Jersey, Jennifer Sellitti. Drawing on her background in public relations, Jennifer has exciting plans for the future of Public Defense in the state. As the new leader, Jennifer hopes she will be able to capitalize on a legislature and governor that appear eager to continue reimagining what a criminal legal system can and should look like. Guests: Jennifer Sellitti, The Public Defender, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender Resources: Follow Jennifer on Twitter https://twitter.com/j_sellitti?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor N.J.’s 1,200 public defenders have a new leader. You’ll be hearing from her, she promises. https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/02/njs-1200-public-defenders-have-a-new-leader-youll-be-hearing-from-her-she-promises.html New Jersey Office of the Public Defender https://www.nj.gov/defender/ https://twitter.com/opd_nj?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.facebook.com/njopd/ Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
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