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State Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, has offered to repay the salary that he was paid as a part-time public defender to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission and thats about $6,000, Commission Executive Director Gregg Parrish told state lawmakers Tuesday.

State Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, has offered to repay the salary that he was paid as a part-time public defender to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission and thats about $6,000, Commission Executive Director Gregg Parrish told state lawmakers Tuesday.

Legislators authorized the transfer of $2 million from the state's reserves to hire 45 more prosecutors and public defenders to address mounting felony caseloads, but officials said that alone won't address an unprecedented backlog across the state.

Legislators authorized the transfer of $2 million from the state's reserves to hire 45 more prosecutors and public defenders to address mounting felony caseloads, but officials said that alone won't address an unprecedented backlog across the state.

Public defenders in Central Arkansas won't begin refusing new cases today, averting for now a crisis in local courts.

Public defenders in Central Arkansas won't begin refusing new cases today, averting for now a crisis in local courts.