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Uptrust, which launched in 2016, already works with more than 100 public defenders offices in 30 states. Written By: Jon Collins / MPR News | 1:40 pm, Dec. 28, 2020 × MINNEAPOLIS -- People who depend on public defenders in Hennepin County now have a different way to receive hearing reminders and to be able to communicate directly with their attorneys through a new partnership with a San Francisco-based company. The technology is designed to help people make their court dates and avoid being jailed, as well as save taxpayers money. The office of the Hennepin County Public Defender i...

New technology aims to help clients of public defenders December 27, 2020 GMT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New technology is giving people who opt for public defenders in Hennepin County a way to receive hearing reminders and to communicate directly with their attorneys. The technology by San Francisco-based Uptrust is designed to help people make their court dates and avoid being jailed, as well as save taxpayers money. It allows public defenders to communicate with their clients through a website or a smartphone app. It costs about $5.1 million a year for Hennepin County to jail people who failed t...

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners needs a citizen volunteer to serve on the El Paso County Community Corrections Board. Applications for the open position are due by Jan. 18, 2021.   The Community Corrections Board determines which offenders can safely be placed in the community, who can operate a community corrections program, under what conditions an offender can participate in a program, and the standards by which a service provider can operate a facility.   The board also monitors programs in the Fourth Judicial District, oversees compliance with state and local standa...