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Tiffiny Blacknell
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Tiffiny Nicole Townend
November 14, 1976 Inglewood, California, U.S.
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| Education | Inglewood High School California State University, Dominguez Hills (B.A.) University of Southern California Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Criminal prosecutor |
| Partner(s) | Jovan Blacknell |
Tiffiny Townend Blacknell was born on November 14, 1976. She is an American lawyer and a community activist. She works to make the justice system fairer for everyone.
Currently, Tiffiny Blacknell is a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney. In 2018, she was part of Macy's "Find the Remarkable You" campaign. This campaign showed six amazing women from different jobs.
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Tiffiny Blacknell's Legal Work
Tiffiny Blacknell helps the Los Angeles County District Attorney, George Gascón. She works as a special advisor for community and government matters.
Before this, she worked as a Deputy Public Defender. She started this job in 2003. As a public defender, she helped people who could not afford a lawyer. She worked on many important cases.
Helping Choose a Public Defender
In 2018, a group called the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors chose a temporary public defender. Her name was Nicole Tinkham. Tiffiny Blacknell helped organize people to ask the Board to choose someone else. They felt Nicole Tinkham did not have enough experience in criminal law.
After many people spoke up, the Board chose Ricardo García (attorney). He had worked for many years in the San Diego County Public Defender's office.
Tiffiny Blacknell's Community Work
Tiffiny Blacknell is very active in the Los Angeles community. She works to make things better for people.
Working for Fair Bail Rules
Tiffiny Blacknell has supported campaigns like the National Black Mama's Bail Out Day. This campaign is part of a bigger group called the National Bail Out collective. This group wants to stop people from being held in jail before their trial just because they cannot pay bail. They also want to end mass incarceration, which means too many people being in jail.
Tiffiny Blacknell believes that the system where people pay money to get out of jail before trial is not fair. She thinks it needs to change. At a meeting called the Community Coalition's People Power Convention, she shared some facts. She said that most people who are arrested (95%) say they are guilty. She also noted that studies show violence often happens in the first week someone is in jail.
Helping Girls Grow Strong
Tiffiny Blacknell was the main speaker at the "I Matter: Girls Empowerment Conference." This event was held at East Los Angeles College. Its goal was to help create more female leaders in the community. In her speech, Tiffiny Blacknell talked about her own journey to become a lawyer. She shared how she achieved her goals.
