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South Dakota faces very real shortages when it comes to legal services for those who cannot pay. There are only a few dedicated public defenders’ offices statewide and an ever-growing number of cases. So, judges and lawmakers say something needs to change.

Harrisburg, Pa. — A state committee is working to provide more support for those who are facing legal prosecution but cannot afford attorneys.

The El Paso Times sent questionnaires to candidates in the Primary Election. Following are answers from Alma Trejo, El Paso County District Attorney candidate.

Six people have been charged with depositing stolen checks intended to pay court-appointed lawyers representing indigent defendants in federal cases in New York.

Jails ordered to release non-exempt recordings of the phone calls...

A report issued this week by the Wren Collective is direct in its title: “Under-resourced And Ignored: Indigent Defense in Schuylkill County.”

While every American is entitled to representation under the sixth amendment, reality is often much more complicated.

LNP/LancasterOnline. January 10, 2024.

At the State of the Judiciary address this week indigent legal defense was among the top priorities from the bench.

Included in Chief Justice Steven Jensen's address was the priority to fund a new public defender's office and statewide commission.