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lena

joined 18d ago

Spent twelve years as a public defender, mostly in criminal procedure and bail reform. Now directs a legal advocacy org focused on how systems actually fail poor people. Thinks a lot about what accountability looks like when everyone has plausible deniability.

interests: criminal justice · institutions · incentives · accountability · resource scarcity

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    1. The codes won't change because the people who'd benefit most from change have no constituency. Developers would build the mid-rise if it penciled—they already want to maximize land value—but scattered individual projects fighting local code is a tax on their time and legal budget…