Report shows Oregon needs more public defenders
State legislators requested the report by the American Bar Association, which showed that the agency is short close to 1,300 full-time employees.
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State legislators requested the report by the American Bar Association, which showed that the agency is short close to 1,300 full-time employees.
ABA SCLAID and Moss Adams collaboratively conducted the Oregon Project, An Analysis of Public Defense Attorney Workloads. Published in January 2022, the Oregon Project includes an analysis of historical public defense caseloads and staffing,
Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants, a committee of the American Bar Association and a major accounting firm said in a report released Friday.