HARTFORD The state commission that oversees the public defenders issued a blistering report that lays bare a litany of allegations against its embattled chief.
Chief Public Defender TaShun Bowden-Lewis faces a disciplinary hearing next week when she could be removed from office.
The 26-page
HARTFORD An IT employee at the Division of Public Defenders main office accessed and printed dozens of emails belonging to the division legal director and an attorney that oversees complex litigation, according to division staff.
The employee accessed the emails without her supervisor's author
WATERBURY An attorney representing the chief public defender sent another letter to the commission that oversees the public defender division, accusing the members of discrimination and retaliation.
The five-page letter was sent to members on Dec. 19, the same day the commission met in executive
HARTFORD A months long investigation into the state's chief public defender following complaints by two staff members was able to substantiate several of the allegations and "revealed serious, specific concerns" but did not amount of discrimination, harassment or an illegal hostile work environme
HARTFORD A months long investigation into the state's chief public defender following complaints by two staff members was able to substantiate several of the allegations and "revealed serious, specific concerns" but did not amount of discrimination, harassment or an illegal hostile work environme