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Indigence defense newsletter highlights

While I was away the Task Force on Indigent Defense came out with its quarterly newsletter in August. Here are some highlights:From the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions: Report and Research. Anyone interesting in the job of chief at Harris County's newly authorized public defender officer has until Friday to turn in their application. See here.Here's an informative fact sheet from the Task Force on their expanding Regional Capital Defenders Office, which is expanding into South and West Texas and ultimately will operate statewide where counties have opted in.  "The Task Force also approved over $500,000 to Montgomery County to establish a managed assigned counsel program to provide direct client services to indigent persons with charges pending and with documented mental health issues...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 21, 2010 (boomark / email).