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20.062017June 23, 2017

The American Family – A Chicago Story

By adminIn You've Got That Right!

(A.K.A. why station-house defense is important) By One Who Lived It At 32 years of age, I now have an...

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29.042017April 29, 2017

Human Rights Monitoring Mission Report Back

By adminIn You've Got That Right!

Human Rights Monitoring Report Back: Are People Now Able to Call for Legal Aid from the Police Stations?  First Defenders...

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25.092015September 25, 2015

Why aren’t our rights taught in schools? by Torri Crider

By adminIn You've Got That Right!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always hated history class. I hated learning about random wars, random dates...

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06.032015March 10, 2015

“I felt human again!” Know Your Rights programming reduces violence

By Charles JonesIn You've Got That Right!

In my four years as an anti-violence outreach counselor working with high risk youth and young adults I learned one...

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04.082014August 4, 2014

How to stop the flow of Chicago’s mentally ill & poor into Cook County Jail: ‘Enough hand-wringing. Just do it!’

By eliza1800lawrep4In Uncategorized, You've Got That Right!

Last week, I posted on social media in response to Mary Mitchell’s column that followed one incarcerated Chicagoan, trapped in...

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07.032014March 7, 2014

Why We’re Going to France

By eliza1800lawrep4In Uncategorized, You've Got That Right!Tags chicago police, civil rights, constitutional rights, equity, fairness, human rights, justice, know your rights, mass incarceration, police accountability, rights of the child, uncrc

We’re going to France to check out their new system for providing FREE, immediate access to counsel for every arrestee....

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22.022014February 22, 2014

Police Union Recognizes Importance of Suspects Accessing Legal Defense During Investigations

By eliza1800lawrep4In Uncategorized, You've Got That Right!Tags chicago police, civil rights, constitutional rights, equity, fairness, human rights, justice, know your rights, mass incarceration, police accountability

This year, The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 7, representing current and former Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers, will...

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15.022014February 15, 2014

About Me & “You’ve Got That Right!”

By eliza1800lawrep4In Uncategorized, You've Got That Right!Tags chicago police, constitutional rights, human, human rights, organizational leadership

Greetings all! I am Eliza Solowiej, the Executive Director of First Defense Legal Aid (First Defense), providing free defense attorneys...

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