ACCD statements turn the collective voice of public defenders into action. They address critical issues, shape the national conversation and advance a more just and effective public defense system.
NLADA, ACCD release statement in response to San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju’s $26,000 fine 3/26/26
NLADA, BPDA, and ACCD Joint Statement on the New National Public Defense Workload Study 9/12/23
https://www.nlada.org/public-defense_workload_study
Joint Statement on Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments. NLADA’s 2019 statement on pretrial risk assessment instruments, released in partnership with the American Council of Chief Defenders (ACCD), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association for Public Defense and Gideon’s Promise.
https://www.nlada.org/pretrial-rai-statement
Joint ACCD NACDL Resolution justice impact statements FINAL August 1, 2012
https://www.nacdl.org/Document/Joint-ACCD-NACDL-Resolution-justice-impact-stateme

