A Conversation With Longtime Public Defender Kirsten Gettys Downs
3 min readJun 4, 2022
Kirsten Gettys Downs is the Executive Director of the Homeless Persons Representation Project (HPRP).
This interview has been edited lightly.
Would you tell us a little bit about yourself and your work?
Prior to joining HPRP, I have held several leadership positions at the Maryland Office of the Public…