How Participatory Defense Gets the Community Involved in the Courtroom w/Raj Jayadev

Oct 29

Today, Hunter is joined by Raj Jayadev of Silicon Valley De-Bug to discuss participatory defense. In the early 2000’s, Raj and SVDB sought to give communities a voice in places they traditionally were excluded from or ignored. Eventually, the community made clear that they needed and wanted a way to be more involved with the criminal legal system. From there, SVDB came up with participatory defense to help communities navigate the criminal legal system and play an active role in the defense of members of their community.

Guests:

Raj Jayadev, Coordinator of Silicon Valley De-Bug and National Participatory Defense Network

Resources:

Silicon Valley De-Bug Website

https://www.siliconvalleydebug.org/

And Socials

https://x.com/svdebug

https://www.facebook.com/sv.debug

https://www.instagram.com/sv_debug/

Pick up a Copy of Raj’s Book

https://thenewpress.com/books/protect-your-people

https://www.amazon.com/Protect-Your-People-Participatory-Incarceration/dp/1620977001