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Lubbock wants "private defender" office for mentally ill

By Gritsforbreakfast

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Lubbock County Commissioners appear to have embraced the idea of a specialized defender offices reducing indigent defense costs, particularly for targeted, high cost populations. First they spearheaded Texas' first multi-county capital public defender program, and now commissioners hope to create a "private defender" for mentally ill defendants. Reports the Avalanche Journal ("Lubbock County Commissioners seek grant for mental health defense system," April 26):Lubbock County commissioners on Friday agreed to apply for a grant that would help fund the establishment of a private defender for mental health offenders. The office, which would be the first of its kind in Texas, would use county funds to pay a nonprofit organization to oversee cases defended by private attorney...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 28, 2008 (boomark / email).

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