Get ready this June for, Gideon’s Promise: The Podcast! Join our President, Jonathan Rapping as he explores the role public defenders in advancing the criminal justice reform movement. Each episode will discuss a wide range of topics concerning the criminal …
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta
The league’s initiatives grew from players’ demonstrations concerning social justice, including kneeling during the national anthem. More than $44 million in grants have gone to organizations nationwide, including more than 750 grants provided by the NFL Foundation to current NFL …
Gideon’s Promise Announced as One of the Inspire Change Grant Recipients
The new and renewed grants total $3.5 million and are in addition to national grants previously awarded over the last two years. Since 2018, the NFL has provided Inspire Change grants to 20 non-profit organizations in support of programs and …
Gideon’s Promise Welcomes 12 New LSPP Fellows
Atlanta, GA – April 22, 2020 – Gideon’s Promise, a public defender organization whose goal is to transform the criminal justice system by improving the quality of legal representation for low-income individuals is proud to announce the 2020 Law School Partnership Project (LSPP) Fellows. …
2020 COVID-19: Gideon’s Promise Stands with Public Defenders Advocating for the Incarcerated Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Atlanta, GA – April 10, 2020 – Gideon’s Promise, a 501 (c)(3) public defender organization whose mission is to transform the criminal justice system by building a movement of public defenders who provide equal justice for marginalized communities, is …
Circuit Public Defender Claudia Saari Honored
Atlanta, GA – March 2, 2020 – Circuit Public Defender for DeKalb County, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Claudia Saari will be presented with the John R. Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award by Gideon’s Promise, a public defender organization whose mission …
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Defender Connections: 2020
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NFL Legend Champ Bailey Honored
Atlanta, GA – February 17, 2020 – Pro Football Hall of Famer Cham p Bailey will be awarded the Ambassador of Change Award by Gideon’s Promise, a public defender organization whose mission is to transform the criminal justice system …
The Washington Post
″People tend to think most of what a public defender does happens in front of a judge,” says Jon Rapping, president and founder of the nonprofit public defender advocacy organization Gideon’s Promise. “But being a good attorney means communicating with …
