MISSOURI — Five Missouri cities will be part of a pilot program that aims to reduce overcrowded local jail populations. Missouri Public Defender System Director Michael Barrett tells Missourinet his ...

Harris County will consider whether to have public defenders attend pre-trial hearings where officers set bail for criminal defendants, a process critics have said results in the unnecessary jailing ...

Vigo County has been selected by the Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys as one of 12 counties to participate in a pilot program that will allow its criminal justice system to provide ...

*SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office and Uptrust, the social justice text messaging communication platform, has announced a pilot program to reduce the number of ...