Massachusetts lawmakers passed a funding bill that includes a pay raise for public defenders as part of an effort to end a ...

More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...

Just as the Republic Services strike has been called out as a threat to public health, the bar advocate work stoppage ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are looking to approve a pay raise for public defenders in hopes of ending a legal crisis.

From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The ...

In a report released Wednesday, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury called for an overhaul of resources for the Public ...

Schuyler County’s public defender has been honored with an award from the New York State Defender’s Association (NYSDA), as ...

As the courts are ground to a halt with a work stoppage, is it time for the state to change its public defender system?

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 ...

Missouri's health agency transferred $23.5 million in cannabis revenue to state programs last week, including for veterans' ...

So-called "bar advocates"  — private attorneys who take on the criminal cases of indigent defendants — have stopped accepting ...

Federal public defenders would be forced to eliminate over 600 positions or defer paying court-appointed criminal defense attorneys for over two months under a proposed Republican-backed budget plan ...