Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...

Massachusetts lawmakers passed a funding bill that includes a pay raise for public defenders as part of an effort to end a ...

More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...

Public defenders are vowing to continue a push on Beacon Hill for better wages after Gov. Maura Healey signed off on a pay ...

In 2006, Ari Shapiro reported on how Hurricane Katrina made an already broken public defender system in New Orleans worse.

CPCS employees, including public defenders and social workers, are pushing for unionization, citing pay and retention issues.

From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The ...

The Franklin County public defenders' union is calling on the Municipal Court judges to protect the public from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

Bueso Monday and brought him to the Butler County Jail. The Franklin County Public Defenders are calling on the Franklin ...

In a report released Wednesday, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury called for an overhaul of resources for the Public ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has approved a $20 hourly pay raise for public defenders in an effort to end their ...