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Board of Supervisors unanimously accepts $250,000 in pro bono legal services for DA's review units
Summary
The board approved retroactive acceptance of in-kind legal services from the University of San Francisco School of Law's Racial Justice Clinic to support the District Attorney's sentencing review and wrongful conviction work; supervisors pressed the DA's office for clarity on staffing and document access.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 6 unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the district attorney's office to accept and expend an in-kind gift of pro bono legal services valued at $250,000 from the University of San Francisco School of Law's Racial Justice Clinic, funded by the Vital Projects Fund and Elizabeth Zitrin. The board's action retroactively covers services through November 2022.
Supervisors said they supported the funding but pressed the District Attorney's Office for assurances that the office's sentencing review unit and Innocence…
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