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The Illinois Public Defender Association has cooperated with the Illinois State Bar Association and the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender in reviewing and suggesting amendments to criminal and juvenile bills in the legislature.
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Public Defender Information. The State Appellate Defender...
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Learn about the Illinois Public Defender Association, a non-profit bar association that represents public defenders in all 102 counties. Find out how to contact them, access their training and resources, and get involved in their advocacy work.
Public Defender. Champaign County Public Defender’s Office. 101 E. Main Street, First Floor
The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender provides free legal representation to people accused of crimes in Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. Learn about their mission, services, community involvement, news and arrest hotline.
Public Defender Information. The State Appellate Defender provides these resources to assist Public Defenders in their representation of indigent criminal defendants statewide.
10 cze 2021 · A report commissioned by the Illinois Supreme Court found that public defenders across the state lack the resources and independence to provide effective representation. The study recommended creating a statewide commission to set standards and fund indigent defense, while a new bill would create a task force to study the issue.
24 maj 2024 · CHICAGO (CN) — Elisabeth Pollock works as the chief public defender in Illinois’ Champaign County. The fourteen public defenders under her handle up to 200 cases at a time. “We’re constantly living in a state of triage,” Pollock said in a phone interview.
