Open Letter to Judge Sean C. Gallagher, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District

Instead, you maintain, despite considerable evidence to the contrary, that our criminal justice system is “overwhelmingly fair” and that we must “find an acceptable balance between efficiency and justice.” Finally, you rather cynically urge all of us to “accept the […]

Oregon’s Plan to Reduce Workloads and What it Means for Our National Workloads Strategy: A Reflection by Stephen F. Hanlon

Stephen F. Hanlon is a leading national advocate on public defense workloads and Founding Co-chair of NAPD’s Workloads Committee. Read more about him at lawyerhanlon.com. Oregon’s Six-Year Plan to Reduce Public Defender Deficit A new report, prepared by Moss Adams, […]

Policy Statement on Workloads

In light of new research and developments in public defense, NAPD adopts this statement: Public defense workloads must be reasonable, ensuring that public defense counsel is able to represent each client according to prevailing national professional norms. Public defense leaders […]

Press Release: ‘Milestone’ Study Released on National Public Defense Workload Crisis

“Until now, public defenders have relied on standards from 50 years ago to ask for the relief we desperately need. Times have drastically changed, and this new study provides proof of just how serious this Constitutional crisis has become for […]

Seven Keys to Understanding the National Workload Study

NAPD’s guide to the National Public Defense Workload Study’s methodology and findings.

Statement on Reducing Demand For Public Defense

NAPD makes eight recommendations to reduce defender workload, save money, and reduce recidivism.

Statement on the Necessity of Meaningful Workload Standards for Public Defense Delivery Systems

“NAPD believes the time has come for every public defense provider to develop, adopt, andinstitutionalize meaningful workload standards in its jurisdiction.”

The ACLU Lawsuit Seeking to Radically Change Pennsylvania Public Defense w/Vic Walczak and Veronica Miller

Today, Hunter is joined by two amazing guests from the ACLU of Pennsylvania. Vic Walczak and Veronica Miller join the show to discuss the newest ACLU lawsuit being brought against Pennsylvania for its failure to adequately fund public defense. As […]

The National Workload Study – Driving Public Defense Reform

This 90-minute webinar will review recent litigation and other developments in the wake of the publication of the National Public Defense Workload Study (NPDWS). Leading experts and practitioners from different jurisdictions will share their experiences and insights, demonstrating how the workload […]

The Problem with Ignoring the National Public Defense Workload Study

By Kawan Clinton, Deputy Attorney in Charge of the Manhattan trial office of The LegalAid Society. Co-chair of the NAPD Workloads Committee. This blog is in response to Professor John P. Gross: https://publicdefenders.us/blogs/the-problems-with-the-national-public-defense-workload-study/.1The problem with the National Public Defense Workload […]

The Problem with Ignoring the National Public Defense Workload Study

By Kawan Clinton, Deputy Attorney in Charge of the Manhattan trial office of The LegalAid Society. Co-chair of the NAPD Workloads Committee. This blog is in response to Professor John P. Gross: https://publicdefenders.us/blogs/theproblems-with-the-national-public-defense-workload-study/. The problem with the National Public Defense […]

The Problems with the National Public Defense Workload Study

By John P. Gross, Clinical Associate Professor of Law & Director of the Public Defender Project, University of Wisconsin School of Law Two years ago, the RAND Corporation published the “National Public Defense Workload Study”. That study concluded that public […]

With Defense Attorneys Like These, Who Needs Prosecutors?

With Defense Attorneys Like These, Who Needs Prosecutors? Bayou City, Space City, H-Town—Houston’s collected some snappy monikers. But there’s one nickname the city is trying to shake: death penalty capital of the world. Unfortunately, Houston’s reputation is deserved. Most of […]