The right to counsel is just the beginning.
The Butte Defense Equity Project is a transformative criminal defense organization located in Butte County, California. We represent indigent clients and advocate for data-driven policy reform.
A transformative approach to criminal defense.
We empower every client to emerge from their case with the best possible legal outcome and with tools to remain free from further engagement with the criminal legal system.
Our team approach engages social workers, attorneys, paralegals, policy advocates, student interns, and investigators to address the variety of issues that bring clients into contact with the criminal legal system.
We recognize that the system is imbued with racial and socioeconomic disparity, and are committed to identifying and disrupting patterns of systemic racism.