23: Gideon's Promise and Public Defense Culture with Jon Rapping
Jon Rapping is a former public defender dedicated to changing the system and advocating for true equality.
The founder of Gideon's Promise, this nonprofit organization is on a mission to build a movement of public defenders that can drive transformative change within the criminal legal system.
In this episode, Jon talks about the challenges of shaping the culture of a public defender office to one that is capable of providing client centered public defense.
He explains why so many young public defenders come into this field passionate and ready to drive change, but end up burning out and…
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