Alumnus' Organization Profiled in Gideon's Army Documentary

Jonathan Rapping, JD '95, is the dynamic leader and founder of Gideon's Promise, an Atlanta-based organization committed to building a generation of public defenders in the nation’s most broken systems to lead the effort in making equal justice a reality for all. The alums' organization is spotlighted on HBO this summer in the documentary, Gideon's Army. The film follows a group of young public defenders supported by Gideon's Promise in the Deep South where lawyers face particularly difficult challenges due to high bonds, minimum mandatory sentencing, and a culture that is traditionally "tough on crime."