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The public defender crisis isn't just a Massachusetts problem
From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The number of cases is rising while more attorneys are balking at what they say are low rates of pay to do the work.
More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...
Counties want to remake Washington’s approach to public defense, in which they shoulder almost all the costs of representing ...
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‘Overworked and underpaid’: Grand jury report on Public Defender’s Office calls out staff, building issuesIn a report released Wednesday, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury called for an overhaul of resources for the Public ...
The current appropriations marks for the federal public defender program are more than $100 million short of what they need to be to keep the system functioning.
Mohammed Al Rawi, CIO for the county’s Office of the Public Defender, guided it through a significant tech refresh in a tenure of more than six years. His next private-sector role reflects his work in ...
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