Kansas is facing a crisis when it comes to defending accused criminals who cannot afford their own attorneys. A shrinking ...

In an audit released Thursday, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor raised concerns that public defenders’ heavy ...

WARNING: Details in this story might be considered graphic to some audiences. Read at your own discretion.***A former Carson ...

A former Carson City public defender is facing a felony charge of lewdness with a child under the age of 16. Adam Lawson Woodrum, 46, is accused of fondling a child, according to a complaint filed in ...

If a conflict of interest precludes public defenders from representing a defendant, the court appoints a private attorney or ...

President Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general is ordering the transfer of a federal inmate to Oklahoma so he can ...

"I just don't see where he disturbed the peace," the judge said. "It was an open public meeting. He had a right to speak." ...

In court documents, prosecutors said Millet confessed to stabbing Echevarria. They said investigators found blood-soaked paper towels in a closet apartment, along with a potential murder weapon, a ...

The focus on minor criminal acts can create a perception that crime is spiraling out of control when it isn’t.

We have your first look at the docuseries in the trailer above. “Inspired by Henry Hampton’s legendary documentary series ...

Kara Gerry, a Dutchess public defender, announced on Tuesday (Feb. 11) that she plans to challenge Edward “Ned” McLoughlin ...

Nikko Fortunato Bas recently finished her first month in office as a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors after being elected in November to the seat representing District 5, which ...