indigent-defense

COMMENTARY

Gideon at 60: SCOTUS ruling reinforces need for competent public criminal defense | Matthew Mangino

BY: - March 26, 2023

Their rights are our rights—a buffer between rogues, zealots, and demagogues.

COMMENTARY

Pennsylvania must fulfill the constitutional guarantee of adequate representation | Opinion

BY: - March 16, 2023

Pa. is one of only two states in the nation that provide essentially no funding for its public defenders.

COMMENTARY

Pa.’s criminal justice system is still rigged against the poor. Wolf’s call for indigent defense funding is start | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - February 8, 2021

Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that doesn’t allocate general funds for indigent defense.