That funds most of the budget for the “Offenders’ Store Fund,” and the standard markup for the items that are sold is between ...

A bill currently stalled in Michigan’s Congress has the potential to give indigent youth a better shot at obtaining a good ...

Douglas Rooks’ recent column “ More money is not the answer for Maine’s indigent defense cases ” (Feb. 13) reflects understandable frustration on the part of a good number of Mainers with our ...

Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some say that isn’t nearly enough to ensure compliance with the U.S ...

Combating an overwhelming caseload, Johnson County Contract Attorney Eric Tindal often works 16 to 18 hours a day. The long weekdays often overflow into Saturdays and Sundays for Tindal, who works in ...

The Finney County Commission approved Heidi Farnsworth as a new, permanent replacement and provider for the county’s Indigent ...

Evans, who is an appointed member of the state’s indigent defense board, banded together with neighboring county leaders to form The Hill Country Regional Public Defender Office to handle the ...

Looking at models in use in other states to determine what could work here would be a good place to start. Douglas Rooks’ recent column “More money is not the answer for Maine’s indigent ...