Hall County deputies were called to the Public Defender's Office just before 9 a.m. regarding an employee who had recently died.

Commissioners appointed Judge Genesis Draper of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 to lead the PDO as it's chief public defender Thursday.

Under the shadow of a rushed and unusually chaotic budget process last month, Mississippi legislators approved nearly $700,000 for a pilot program to help poor defendants in one of the state’s most ...

Some public defenders have pushed for lower caseloads to improve legal representation, while some county leaders have raised concerns about staffing and costs.

There are new concerns about the Fresno County Public Defender's Office, where nearly one in three jobs are now empty.

Overloaded with cases, public defenders often cannot give enough time to each client, and defendants may face long waits to get an attorney.

The San Francisco Public Defender says his office has stopped taking cases once a week because they're overloaded.

Maryland will pay up to $100K for outside legal counsel for Public Defender Natasha Dartigue in a defamation suit filed by a former intern.

Clients and community members lose confidence in public defenders who are employed at the mercy of the very courts that seek to punish them.

Compared with 2019, the state has seen 23% fewer criminal cases and 46% more public defenders, Nancy Cozine, Oregon’s court administrator, told lawmakers.

Allegheny County’s chief public defender was fired Wednesday following a monthlong human resources investigation. Lena Bryan-Henderson was appointed by County Executive Sara Innamorato in ...

“Public defense is one of those vitally important jobs in society where you have to find the right people to do the work,” a spokesman said.