How a New Approach to Public Defense Is Overcoming Mass Incarceration
Sue Halpern writes about Partners for Justice, a nonprofit that offers a new model for effectiveness in the embattled world of public defense.
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Sue Halpern writes about Partners for Justice, a nonprofit that offers a new model for effectiveness in the embattled world of public defense.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici proposes $250 million in federal grants to help pay for and address a shortage of public defenders nationwide.
Oregon has about 1,300 fewer public defenders than it needs. The shortage has led Multnomah County judges to dismiss nearly 300 criminal cases since February.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici proposes $250 million in federal grants to help pay for and address a shortage of public defenders nationwide.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici proposes $250 million in federal grants to help pay for and address a shortage of public defenders in Oregon and nationwide.