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April 29, 2024 | 9:04 AM

State advisory committee releases plan for historic public defense money

The committee announced the plan for how counties of all sizes will be able to request their portion of the historic $7.5 million investment of state money.
By Danielle Ohl/Spotlight PA
December 20, 2023 | 2:13 PM

Pa. begins funding criminal defense for those who cannot afford an attorney

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF
December 6, 2020 | 7:44 AM

Reinvented Delco Public Defender’s Office wants to lead the way on criminal justice reform

With the latest training practices, a newly hired investigator, and a team of social workers on the way, Delaware County’s public defenders believe they are refocused and here to change the narrative.

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March 6, 2020 | 5:30 AM

Public defenders’ firings in protested amid bail reform push in Montgomery County

The National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the American Council of Chief Defenders have condemned the firings.
By The Associated Press
February 11, 2020 | 11:44 AM

Philadelphia’s public defenders vote to unionize

By Ryan Briggs/WHYY
October 4, 2019 | 5:35 AM

Dauphin County public defender accused of giving comp time for campaigning

By The Associated Press
April 19, 2019 | 5:49 AM

ACLU ends longstanding public defense case, says larger issues persist

Most counties "simply do not provide anywhere near the necessary funding to run a constitutionally-adequate public defender office."
By Katie Meyer/WITF
April 18, 2019 | 7:48 PM

ACLU ends longstanding public defense case, says larger issues persist

By Katie Meyer/WITF
October 5, 2018 | 6:49 AM

In Philadelphia, a community-based program teaches defendants how to help themselves

Part V of the Keystone Crossroads series: No Justice for All -- Pennsylvania's Unequal Access to Adequate Public Defense
By Annette John-Hall/Keystone Crossroads
October 5, 2018 | 6:41 AM

Interactive map: a county-by-county look at spending on public defense in Pennsylvania

Part VI of the Keystone Crossroads series: No Justice for All -- Pennsylvania's Unequal Access to Adequate Public Defense
By Keystone Crossroads Staff Report
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