Arresting users and sending them to prison over minuscule quantities of drugs is not getting to the core of the problem, says Pima County Public Defender ... from five to 45 per year, between ...

Lawmakers must act swiftly to put an end to these flawed contracting practices and invest in public defense systems.

Ray Szwabowski of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender Office announced Friday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney. On the brisk ...

A Milwaukee County judge rejected attempts by a former public defender accused of abusing his position and paying clients for sex to drop the felony charges he's facing. Judge Jeffrey Kremers on ...

Washington’s public defense system faces funding challenges and too few attorneys. This list of stories illustrates several common issues, including the strain on counties, even after the state ...

Nicholas J. Reppucci, of the Office of the Public Defender has been appointed to represent the 38-year-old woman charged in the slaying of Albemarle author and arts provocateur Matthew Farrell.

Channel 11 told you about Lena Bryan-Henderson, Allegheny County’s Chief Public Defender, being put on paid administrative leave amid an investigation back in April. Bryan-Henderson confirmed to ...

Pima County Public Defender Joel Feinman has announced his resignation after a five-year tenure serving in the position. Feinman will leave his post on May 2 and relocate to Victoria, British ...

A new public defender began work this week heading an office that represents indigent people charged with federal crimes in the western half of Virginia. Mary Maguire was appointed federal public ...

A spike in arrests in San Francisco has forced the public defender's office to announce it won't take on any new cases one to two days a week to give attorneys time they need to focus on existing ...

Emily Mosco Merski, 42, a Democrat, is a part-time assistant public defender for Erie County who also in private practice. Jeremy Lightner, 39, a Democrat, is a chief deputy district attorney for ...

Engelsman is a public defender and PPS parent who is endorsed by the Portland Association of Teachers, as well as PPS board members Michelle DePass, Julia Brim-Edwards and Eddie Wang. Simone Crowe ...