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Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous: Fighting to topple the imbalance of power & voice in justice policy & media.

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    1. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Scott Hechinger Retweeted Radley Balko

      Black hole of information for those inside.https://twitter.com/radleybalko/status/1238120529527267328?s=20 …

      Scott Hechinger added,

      Radley BalkoVerified account @radleybalko
      Email from a public defender “I visited two in-custody clients today. Both learned about the virus and recent local cases from TV news. Neither received any information about the virus from anyone at the jail. No additional soap for handwashing. No PSAs. No literature. Nothing.”
      1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
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    2. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Butler County, Ohio: No more visitations, but "additional free calling privileges." Middletown, Ohio. Also cancelling: "It is not so much about the inmates, but about first responders who could come in contact w/ someone who is sick." Said that out loud.https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/butler-county-sheriff-cancels-jail-visitation-boosts-dispatch-center-staffing/yOU39PWeJd973DC8CUgEyI/ …

      2 replies 3 retweets 13 likes
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    3. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Human Rights Watch: "Authorities in the United States should take all necessary steps to protect people in prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers from infection by the coronavirus."https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/12/us-covid-19-threatens-people-behind-bars# …

      1 reply 10 retweets 23 likes
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    4. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Public defenders right now. Click to open full photo.pic.twitter.com/hgNWddQWh3

      4 replies 18 retweets 96 likes
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    5. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      This is an additional resource for community bail and bond funds to support and amplify efforts to release as many people as possible: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e1f966c45f53f254011b45a/t/5e6a7163013d6607f4829b92/1584034147254/NBFN+COVID-19+Response.pdf …

      1 reply 4 retweets 9 likes
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    6. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Scott Hechinger Retweeted Sarah Deri Oshiro

      Outrage from frontlines of immigration court. "Finally, a court official arrived to tell us that our immigration judge had called out sick today. There would be no trials, we would receive a hearing notice with a new date."https://twitter.com/SarahDeri/status/1238138490082283520?s=20 …

      Scott Hechinger added,

      Sarah Deri Oshiro @SarahDeri
      1/ #covid19 update from an immigration public defender. My client's trial in immigration court was scheduled for today. This was his opportunity to have his green card restored & allow him to lawfully reside in the U.S., his home. He's been waiting years for this day to come.
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      1 reply 7 retweets 19 likes
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    7. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Scott Hechinger Retweeted Justice Not Fear

      NYPD Union just came out w/ a racist, fearmongering radio ad to scare the public into supporting repeal of months-old bail reform in NY & mass jailing of people charged w/ misdemeanors & nonviolent felonies. Bc what we really need right now is more jail 🤯.https://twitter.com/justicenotfear/status/1238193937787031552?s=20 …

      Scott Hechinger added,

      Justice Not Fear @justicenotfear
      The PBA, the NYPD’s largest union, released a Willy Horton-type ad blaming the “pro-criminal agenda” of criminal justice reform for a man’s alleged crimes. None of the criminal justice reforms enacted by NY had any impact on his cases. Learn the truth: https://justicenotfear.org/debunk/patlynch 
      1 reply 10 retweets 21 likes
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    8. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Scott Hechinger Retweeted Brooklyn Defender Services

      "A coronavirus outbreak in our overcrowded, poorly maintained jails and prison facilities would be devastating, swift, and deadly."https://twitter.com/bklyndefender/status/1238215176358412289?s=21 …

      Scott Hechinger added,

      Brooklyn Defender ServicesVerified account @BklynDefender
      BREAKING: NYC Defenders call for immediate release of vulnerable incarcerated New Yorkers in response to #Covid_19. "A coronavirus outbreak in our overcrowded, poorly maintained jails and prison facilities would be devastating, swift, and deadly. " pic.twitter.com/394IEAHiZN
      2 replies 11 retweets 25 likes
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    9. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Scott Hechinger Retweeted

      All federal misdemeanor cases currently pending in Virginia were adjourned till the end of April. This is the least that all criminal courts—state & federal—should be doing. https://twitter.com/jameskzeigler/status/1238202249349824512?s=21 …

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    10. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” What #COVID19 & the cruel responses to those now incarcerated or otherwise ensnared in the US legal system is now showing us is how exceptionally morally lost this country is.

      1 reply 12 retweets 33 likes
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      Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

      Scott Hechinger Retweeted John Pfaff

      SF public defender (@ManoRajuPD) and District Attorney (@chesaboudin) working together to save lives. https://twitter.com/johnfpfaff/status/1238160841800921089?s=21 …https://twitter.com/JohnFPfaff/status/1238160841800921089 …

      Scott Hechinger added,

      John Pfaff @JohnFPfaff
      Public defender and DA in SF are working together to get vulnerable ppl out of SF jail. It’s a model every other city and county in America should follow. https://twitter.com/amandaklonsky1/status/1238093341830656001 …
      3:14 PM - 12 Mar 2020
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      • Leslie Terrell SF Public Defender Lateef He who knows Helga G. Pataki, That Woman From Michigan betsythemuffin Susan Sternberg Trina Corey Stephen Callaghan
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        2. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

          ILLINOIS: “We’ve all been told to socially distance ourselves to prevent the spread of the virus. Well, there’s no such thing as social distancing in prison,” said Alan Mills, executive director of the Uptown People’s Law Center.https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/12/21177045/coronavirus-covid-19-prisons-illinois-pritzker-clemency-italy-iran …

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        3. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

          A system that shackles pregnant women to their hospital beds during childbirth is a system that can so easily overlook & ignore the humanity of vulnerable humans caged during a pandemic.https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-brooklyn-woman-handcuffed-labor-pregnant-delivery-lawsuit-20200312-y6cidsblrfdhrexsu2huxtki44-story.html …

          2 replies 19 retweets 31 likes
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        4. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 12 Mar 2020

          Scott Hechinger Retweeted Matthew Chayes

          Most offenses NYPD arrests people for are drug possession, not paying for subway fare, trespass, petit larceny, suspended licenses. Crimes of poverty. Disproportionately poor. Black & Brown communities. Calls them “criminals,” who “deserve to be arrested.”https://twitter.com/chayesmatthew/status/1238221749818404865?s=21 …

          Scott Hechinger added,

          Matthew ChayesVerified account @chayesmatthew
          “It’s not like there’s some time-out that criminals take a because of coronavirus,” @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio says, asked about proposal to ease arrests/jailing. He adds: “I would not want to see the NYPD not arresting someone who deserves to be arrested, because of coronavirus.” pic.twitter.com/gq6eHfukun
          3 replies 15 retweets 30 likes
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        5. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 13 Mar 2020

          All across the country, public defenders stepping up: “Orleans Public Defenders asking Criminal District Court to immediately release people held on non-violent offenses." Also asking for release of people held on technical parole/probation violations.https://thelensnola.org/2020/03/12/public-defenders-request-the-release-of-all-non-violent-offenders-in-jail-due-to-coronavirus/ …

          1 reply 22 retweets 49 likes
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        6. Scott Hechinger‏Verified account @ScottHech 13 Mar 2020

          Scott Hechinger Retweeted Mark Joseph Stern

          Insanity. In Washington, D.C. today, a judge was unwilling to consider an alternative to a 30 day jail sentence for a man, exhibiting signs of illness, who was before her on a minor probation violation. Had discretion to do different. Didn't.https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1238493376212807680?s=20 …

          Scott Hechinger added,

          Mark Joseph SternVerified account @mjs_DC
          A glimpse into DC Superior Court right now. pic.twitter.com/PKVCoI1a7G
          1 reply 32 retweets 59 likes
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