A judge is fining the state for failing to treat mentally ill defendants stuck in county jails. With a court-ordered deadline ...

A CalMatters investigation finds that Californians are routinely convicted of crimes without anyone investigating the charges against them.

Lawmakers voted along party lines Saturday to pass House Bill 3363, which would create the “Office of State Public Defender” ...

Cassi Wigington, who was admitted to practice law in Iowa in January 2020, has served as a public defender in Buena Vista, ...

Until 2023, courts were following an outdated standard that seriously overestimated how many cases a public defender could handle ... Before 2013, its adult trial court public defense services ...