ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
Bar Groups Sue Over Stagnant Pay for Assigned Counsel | New York Law Journal
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Bar groups allege that failing to provide assigned counsel with better pay is forcing attorneys to leave 18-B panels, potentially depriving indigent defendants and children of adequate legal representation.
Criminal justice advocates call for prison vaccination data
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Public vaccination data is lacking, the group says.
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Oklahoma’s criminal justice system is grappling with the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year ruling that a large part of eastern central Oklahoma is an American Indian reservation.
Guest Post: Public defenders can do more for public safety — if we let them
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Funding public defense agencies to provide greater social service help to their clients will both reduce incarceration and the likelihood of reoffending, this former public defender argues. In some places, it's already happening.
As The Nation's Courthouses Reopen, They Face Massive Backlogs In Criminal Cases
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Because of the pandemic, prosecutors in Chicago are preparing to drop thousands of low-level cases because it will be impossible to bring them to trial in time to meet a constitutional deadline.