The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved one-time emergency funding on Tuesday of $3.5 million, including $2.2 ...

Michael Light II, who works as a senior assistant public defender in Lebanon County, will challenge Republican Pier Hess Graf ...

The Oregon Legislature is currently deciding how to tinker with the state's public defense system to meet the surge in criminal defendants going without attorneys.

I read in the Colorado Sun last spring that a national study by the American Bar Association found that Colorado needs three ...

Millions of people are barred from owning firearms even though they have no history of violence, and they have essentially no ...

Protestors want a new policy that would make county buildings safe from federal immigration enforcement agents.

Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Kassius Benson should be disbarred for his criminal and professional misconduct, according to a report filed to the Minnesota Supreme Court last week by ...

By: Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — State involvement in local investigations took center stage, with senators contemplating bills that sought to eliminate ...

John Hogue — who oversees the district covering East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas parishes — said he is worried about the impacts this could have on rural communities.

Recent data shows that more defendants are going unrepresented than ever, despite the state's plans to build a more robust public defense system.

Clarksville Police Chief Nathan Walls said Mario Rios is a member of the notorious MS-13 Gang, but his public defender said he is not affiliated with the gang. Rios is accused of stabbing a man in ...