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Help Not Jail Hotline - First Defense Legal Aid - Main Office

601 South California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612

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https://www.first-defense.org/help-not-jail-hotline

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Cook County, IL

Description

First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) provides a 24/7/365 trauma-informed hotline to find civil rights counsel for police misconduct, report federal law enforcement activity, connect to stationhouse defense, and get referrals to community and legal resources.

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211 Metro Chicago

Providing organization

First Defense Legal Aid

First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) mobilizes lawyers and over-policed community members to fill gaps in public defense and create, protect, and engage replicable alternatives to the criminal system starting with its entry points.

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