Help not Jail. Call 1-800-LAW-REP4 as soon as you or someone you know is arrested in Cook County, abused by CPD, or otherwise in need of help. (RTs info only)
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When you feel police violated your rights & you want to sue. New, free legal aid for victims of police abuse. Call anytime to get started. 1(800)LawRep4 / 1(800)529-7374 #KnowYourRights #EnforceYourRights
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17 Aug 2024
FDLA attorneys Emma Melton and Daniel Massoglia are quoted in this story about what to (maybe) expect from police at the DNC
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First Defense Legal Aid retweeted
13 Aug 2024
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First Defense Legal Aid retweeted
14 Aug 2024
What happens if the police do not allow you your phone calls or access to an attorney, violating the #ConsentDecree? Report the violation. Your responses will be confidential and your name will not be shared.
bit.ly/access-attorney
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18 Jul 2024
🗣️KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER ARREST - a thread 🧵
[1] If the Chicago Police arrest you, stay silent and ask for a phone.
You are entitled to 3 phone calls to anyone within 3 hours of being arrested AND access to an attorney.
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[2] Need a free attorney?
📞Call the Law Office of the @CookCoDefender at (844) 817-4448
cookcountypublicdefender.org…
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[3] What happens if the police do not allow you your phone calls or access to an attorney? Report the violation: bit.ly/access-attorney
We're monitoring violations with @MacArthrJustice & the Civil Rights & Police Accountability Project at @UChicagoLaw.
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First Defense Legal Aid retweeted
17 Jul 2024
We were one of the plaintiffs that "won a first-of-its-kind consent decree in the case in 2022 requiring that people receive access to lawyers and phone calls soon after being brought into custody." But the issue is far from solved:
16 Jul 2024
🧵Almost no one in Chicago Police custody is consulting with a lawyer & more than 50% of people are not making a phone call within three hours of arrest, according to a new expert report in our civil rights lawsuit challenging “incommunicado detention."
first-defense.org/advocacy/n…
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🧵Almost no one in Chicago Police custody is consulting with a lawyer & more than 50% of people are not making a phone call within three hours of arrest, according to a new expert report in our civil rights lawsuit challenging “incommunicado detention."
first-defense.org/advocacy/n…
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"With the DNC fast approaching, there will likely be increased opportunities for law enforcement to violate the rights of people arrested,” said Emma Melton, Community and Civil Rights Attorney at FDLA. [1/2] 🧵
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16 Jul 2024
“In addition to holding CPD accountable, we need to empower each other to enforce our right to phone calls and attorneys when arrested.” /end 🧵
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First Defense Legal Aid retweeted
30 May 2024
Get trained up to help NLG Chicago visit protesters in custody this summer!
Learn how to defend protestors and any other arrestees by representing them at Chicago police stations with our friends at @FDLAChicago.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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12 Apr 2024
Has CPD violated your rights? On April 29 and 30, our attorneys are offering free legal advice for victims of police misconduct at a walk-in pop up clinic at the West Side Center for Justice. Please save the date(s) and share with any who could benefit.
ALT Purple flier: First Defense Legal Aid Logo on left, Free Civil Rights Consultations on right Has CPD violated your rights? On April 29 and 30, 2024, attorneys will offer free legal advice for victims of police abuse. Where: The West Side Center for Justice 601 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612. When: 10am - 4pm. Who: walk-ins welcome; first come, first served When you arrive, talk to the person at the front desk and let them know you're there for the FDLA civil rights pop-up clinic.
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11 Apr 2024
Please read and share this statement from Impact for Equity and the Free2Move coalition on the police killing of Dexter Reed and the scourge of pretextual traffic stops in Chicago impactforequity.org/wp-conte… (pdf)
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