Defender is created by The Adachi Project, an unprecedented partnership between the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, EVEN/ODD, and Compound, honoring the legacy of the late San Francisco Public Defender, Jeff Adachi.

Defender brings to light stories of the people and communities most affected by inequities of the criminal legal system, and aims to promote a culture of reform through the language of art and media. 

For The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office

Elected Public Defender
Mano Raju

Chief Attorney
Matt Gonzalez

Managing Attorney
Hadi Razzaq

Director of Local Policy
Carolyn Goossen

Public Information Officer
Valerie Ibarra

For EVEN/ODD

Creative Director
Mohammad Gorjestani

Executive Producers
Mohammad Gorjestani
Malcolm Pullinger
Taylor Feltner

Creative Producers
Ashley Rodholm
Genevieve Diaz

Design Director
Ali Godil

Website Developer
Beamer Wilkins

Motion Designer
Blake Piyathanapong

Executive Producer
Sarah Makarewicz

Producers
Omid Fatemi
Cayce Cole

Social Media Manager
DeShawn Christmas

Project Assistant
Hannah Fariss

For COMPOUND

Executive Producer - Communications & Impact Strategy
Santhosh Daniel

VOL. 00 CONTRIBUTORS

Alan Chazaro. Alex Welsh. Alexa Rocero. Andre Malik. Annie Erickson. Ashley Rodholm. Ayumi Ashley. Bejan Siavoshy. Cecilia Pena-Govea. Chris Konovaliv. Dante Johnson. Dino Campanella. Erin Brethauer. Hannah Gottlieb-Graham. Ian Colon. Jocelyne Chaput. Jon Croney. Jon Warfield Harrison. Kacey Hart. Kam Nurock. La Doña. Matt Tammariello. Oree Originol. Paula Lycan. Rick Dove. Sean Wells. Simran Mahal. Tim Hussin. William Ryan Fritch. Winnie Wong.

Special Thanks

Mutsuko Adachi and the Adachi Family

Tenette Smith

Ilona Solomon

Landon Davis

Rebecca Young

Photo Courtesy of Robert Gumpert