Who We Are
The Sixth Amendment Center was founded in 2013 to help policymakers provide the right to counsel, a core American value that pre-dates the founding of our country. Because we can all agree that government should not take away a person’s liberty simply because it has the power to, our board and staff reflect all ends of the political spectrum. Meet the team that can help your jurisdiction.
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Criminal justice issues that disproportionately harm poor people, such as wrongful convictions and over-incarceration, cannot be fixed if indigent defendants are given attorneys who do not have the time, resources, or qualifications, to be a constitutional check on government. Yet, investment in improving indigent defense services remains largely neglected. The Sixth Amendment Center is the only nonprofit organization in the country that exclusively examines, uncovers, and helps fix the root of the indigent defense crisis in which inequality is perpetuated because poor defendants do not get a fair fight.
The Sixth Amendment Center is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under EIN: 45-3477185.
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