News and news archives available at indigentdefense.org. Email Mark Pickett at [email protected] with news, jobs, events, or subscription requests.
If your office is accepting intern or clerkship applications, please let us know! We would like to offer more student opportunities in our jobs section. Just email [email protected] and provide a link to the posting.
Idaho:
I was one of the many public defenders in Idaho who resigned recently. Here’s why.
Public defenders are increasingly being asked to do more with less. Offices face staff turnover and reduced budgets, despite new and emerging responsibilities. The changing political climate will present challenges to public defenders and their clients as well. This program explored how the public defense community, from new defenders to seasoned administrators, could confront these issues.
Learn - MoreABA SCLAID and CRSJ have coordinated on a number of court watching efforts. These efforts have focused on misdemeanor and other low-level criminal and civil infraction courts.
Learn More - CourtsHere you will find recent books and reports concerning indigent criminal defense, as well as links to archived materials.
Learn More - ReportsSCLAID regularly hosts, sponsors or co-sponsors a variety of events on topics relating to public defense or of interest to the public defense community. This page features upcoming events, meetings and CLE, as well as past events available on video.
Explore - EventsThe Public Defense News is a weekly newsletter for public defenders, appointed indigent defense counsel, public defense administrators, and other people, including non-lawyers, who work in the public defense space. Subscribe and receive news updates on public defense issues from around the country, job postings, and other items of interest to public defense providers (almost) every Wednesday.
Find information regarding technical assistance to courts, bar associations, and other entities.
