Bending the Arc: Jeff Gorder

Jeff Gorder,  a member of the SEJC, has 30 years as a practicing attorney in Shasta County, the last 10 of which were as the County Public Defender.

In this episode, we speak about the role of a public defender, plea bargaining, programming and approaches that help people successfully transition out of or avoid entry into the criminal legal system, and more.

You can learn more about the Shasta Equal Justice Coalition (the SEJC) and check out our State of Equity report by checking out our website: shastaequaljustice.org.

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To learn more about your host, Sharon Brisolara, go to inquirythatmatters.com.

Our theme music is by local artist Jacob Akana. You can listen to more of Jacob Akana’s music at jacobakana.com/music or by searching for him on Spotify, Amazon Music, or YouTube.