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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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NACDL Fourth Amendment Center Protecting Your Privacy Rights
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Shattering the Shackles of Collateral Consequences
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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 Justice System
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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 justice 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.
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Impact Statement
NACDL is committed to achieving a more equitable justice system through reform, limiting disparities in legal representation, and empowering criminal defense lawyers in the pursuit of justice.
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6,095
Law professionals received training from NACDL in 2019.
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50 +
Amicus briefs filed by NACDL nationwide in 2019.
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13,665
Years reduced from federal sentences through efforts of CP2014 volunteers.
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102
Hours of legal training through no-cost Public Defender seminars.
NACDL Foundation
NACDL’s Foundation for Criminal Justice (NFCJ) is on the frontline of criminal justice reform. The NFCJ supports comprehensive studies on issues within public defense, efforts towards solving disparities across the criminal justice system, and provides access to resources for defense lawyers.
