News & Commentary written by Jared Keenan

Back to News & Commentary ›
A

Jared Keenan

Criminal Justice Staff Attorney

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona

Bio

Jared Keenan is a Criminal Justice Staff Attorney with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona. After graduating from Boston University School of Law in 2008, Jared worked as a public defender in Boston, Massachusetts and in Mohave and Yavapai counties in Arizona. As a public defender, Jared fought to protect the constitutional rights of the poor and criminally accused. As a public defender in Yavapai County, Jared represented individuals charged with serious felony offenses, including first-degree murder. Jared also represented defendants on appeal, in post-conviction relief proceedings, and through Special Actions, arguing before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court. As a Criminal Justice Staff Attorney with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona, Jared will be focusing on criminal justice reform issues like ending cash bail in the state and dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline.


Featured work

Jul 8, 2021

Coerced Out of Justice: How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas

Coerced Out of Justice: How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas

Aug 21, 2019

An Arizona Law Requires Surveillance of People Who Are Presumed Innocent

An Arizona Law Requires Surveillance of People Who Are Presumed Innocent