The public defender's office in San Francisco has organized a series of sit-ins to protest the backlog in the court system that they say violates the constitution by excessively detaining people without a trial.
San Francisco public defender's office Chief of Policy Angela Chan says she's frustrated about the severe trial backlog."There's a human rights crisis in our jails, right down the street. Right next to this courthouse. 15 people are detained pretrial past their constitutionally mandated speedy trial deadline under the 6th Amendment," explained Chan.
"That's why we are spending our limited resources to be out here every Friday for two months. Because if these individuals were a different skin color or had more money, there's no way the courts would do this," Chan said, drawing attention to the potential disparities within the justice system.
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