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We fight to end the criminalization of poverty in Texas.

Austin, TX
Joined December 2013
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@FairDefense
TFDP
3 months
TFDP's Interim Executive Director, Yvonne London, was interviewed by 93.7 KLBJ's Kenny Rahmeyer on the Local Insights Blog to discuss our mission to end the criminalization of poverty. Check out the interview at
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In this episode of Local Insights, Kenny talks with Yvonne London, the Co-Executive Director at Texas Fair Defense Project. Listen to the full audio below: Local Insights · LOCAL INSIGHTS TEXAS FAIR...
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TFDP
4 months
TFDP is excited to announce that we are the 2025 winner of the Reisman Award for Community Champion! It has been such an honor to be recognized for work in the community. Special thanks to Jack Newton, Taylor Lecky and the #Clio staff for their amazing support. #ReismanAwards
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TFDP
4 months
TFDP is honored to be named the 2025 Reisman Award Winner for Community Champion. Thank you to #Clio for showcasing our story. #ReismanAwards #Clio #ClioCon2025
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@FairDefense
TFDP
5 months
Registration will close on Sunday, September 28th. Apply today!! Scan the QR code or go to https://t.co/2vj20fuxx1.
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TFDP
5 months
We are a week away!!! Register today to guarantee your spot. Registration will close on September 28, 2025. To register scan the QR Code or go to https://t.co/2vj20ftZHt .
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TFDP
6 months
We are just about 2 weeks away! Join TFDP and Miles of Freedom for our Driver's License Recovery and Class C Ticket clinic in Dallas on October 2, 2025. Registration for this event is required. Scan the QR Code or register at https://t.co/2vj20fuxx1.
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TFDP
6 months
Join TFDP and Miles of Freedom for our Driver's License Recovery and Class C Ticket clinic in Dallas on October 2, 2025. Registration for this event is required. Scan the QR Code or register at https://t.co/2vj20ftZHt.
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Equal Justice Works
2 years
Congratulations to @UTexasLaw alum Rylan Maksoud, who will join @FairDefense to represent low-income Texans charged with “fine-only” criminal offenses. Rylan’s work is generously supported by Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin. Go Rylan!
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TFDP
2 years
Registration is open for our June Class C/DL recovery clinic in San Antonio! Register at this link: https://t.co/YZ2FuMbYfM
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TFDP
2 years
Staff attorney Nathan Fennell with co-counsel Celin Carlo-Gonzalez of Covington & Burling LLP after a hearing in the Austin Division of the Western District of TX. Our lawsuit, filed with Covington & ACLU of Texas, challenges unlawful detention under Operation Lone Star.
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TFDP
2 years
TFDP's Policy Director, Sarah Mae Jennings, co-authored this op-ed about counsel at first appearance in Travis County for the Austin-American Statesman:
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Tens of thousands of people are magistrated in Travis County each year. Most do not have an attorney by their side.
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@FairDefense
TFDP
2 years
TFDP's Executive Director, Geoff Burkhart, has been named to the American Bar Association's Task Force for Public Defense Independence. Read more here:
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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2024 – The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID), in partnership with the National Association for...
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TFDP
2 years
Registration is open for our spring Huston-Tillotson Driver's License Restoration and Criminal Record Clearing Clinic, which will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 10am-2pm. Sign up here: https://t.co/yGhNjXjglb
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TFDP
2 years
Registration is open for our spring Huston-Tillotson Driver's License Restoration and Criminal Record Clearing Clinic, which will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 10am-2pm. Sign up here: https://t.co/yGhNjXjglb
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TFDP
2 years
Registration is still open for our 3/16 driver's license clinic - use this link to sign up https://t.co/zMSitJQnYZ @hc_mac_office
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TFDP
2 years
Join us Saturday, March 16 for our next Houston clinic. Sign up here: https://t.co/zMSitJPQ9r
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TFDP
2 years
TFDP wins a preliminary injunction ordering Caldwell County to open bail hearings to the public and press! Read the full press release here: https://t.co/HHw0jGproB
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TFDP
2 years
Yesterday, TFDP's Policy Director, Sarah Mae Jennings, and fellow advocate Monica Sanchez spoke about the problems with Omnibase on NBC News Now. Watch the full segment at
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At least 600,000 drivers in Texas lost their licenses under a state program that targets unpaid tickets. Maura Barrett details how suspending drivers’ licenses can ruin the lives of low-income...
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TFDP
2 years
Celebrate Giving Tuesday with a gift to TFDP's annual campaign, New Beginnings. Will you donate and join the fight to end the criminalization of poverty? https://t.co/YyyxYk0BrI
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@FairDefense
TFDP
2 years
Last weekend, we hosted a driver's license & record-clearing clinic with @HustonTillotson
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