Public Defender Landon Antelman from the Gila River Indian Community, AZ (Gideon’s Promise Class of 2014 Graduate) describes why the effects of a broken justice system should matter to people outside of it. Strengthening public defenders & transforming public defense …


Gideon’s Gifts 2016 – Landon Antelman
Landon, a Gideon’s Promise public defender from the Gila River Indian community in Arizona, describes how non-lawyers can support our grassroots movement to transform the criminal justice system. …

Gideon’s Gifts 2016 – Violeta Chapin
Gideon’s Promise CORE Faculty member, Violeta, tells non-attorneys what they can do to help move criminal justice reform forward, in the latest installment of Gideon’s Gifts: Keeping the Promise. …

Gideon’s Gifts 2016 – David Anderson
Our summer series, “Gideon’s Gifts: Keeping the Promise” showcases some of the public defenders who fulfill the constitutional guarantee of quality representation. Supporting Gideon’s Promise strengthens the public defenders who tirelessly strive to zealously advocate for the voiceless in our …

Breakout – Justice Delivered: Protecting Liberty and Gideon’s Legacy
On November 4–6, 2015, the Charles Koch Institute hosted “Advancing Justice: An Agenda for Human Dignity &Public Safety” in New Orleans. During the breakout “Justice Delivered: Protecting Liberty and Gideon’s Legacy,” panelists explained how the public defense system relates to …

Zanele Mgubeni Testimonial
Strengthening public defenders & transforming public defense to ensure that those accused of crimes, who are most vulnerable, have equal access to justice. …

Testimonials
Strengthening public defenders & transforming public defense to ensure that those accused of crimes, who are most vulnerable, have equal access to justice. …

Gideon’s Army English Movie
Gideon’s Army English Movie First battle scene from the movie 300(2006). Leonidas, the king of Sparta, motivates his warriors to defend the Hot Gates, thus blocking the invading Persian …

Jonathan Rapping at TEDxAtlanta
Attorney Jonathan Rapping knows, “it’s really hard to be a caring lawyer. Caring is painful.” His organization, Gideon’s Promise, is inspiring a new generation of public defenders facing “the nation’s greatest civil rights issue today” – the tragic …

Meet Gideon’s Promise, the organization behind Gideon’s Army
Strengthening public defenders & transforming public defense to ensure that those accused of crimes, who are most vulnerable, have equal access to justice. …