LANSING — An important piece of state infrastructure has undergone significant work, but this isn't a construction story. Just like its roads and highways, Michigan's public defender system had been ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, a state with a national reputation for ...
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas has good, dedicated public defenders, but they're overworked, understaffed and underpaid, bringing the system to the verge of crisis, according to testimony before an advisory ...
The crisis has left roughly 1,300 low-income criminal defendants statewide without legal representation — including more than a dozen who are in custody facing serious felony charges. The state’s ...
Conrad Wilson / OPB Oregon lawmakers convene the 2023 legislative session in January, and leaders from both major parties say that improving the criminal justice system – specifically the severe ...
A report issued in November by an Arkansas advisory committee tasked with identifying challenges to the state effectively providing proper legal defense for indigent people reached one overriding ...
Oregon’s public defender system has shown cracks for years, but a post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in a ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, a state with a national reputation for ...
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