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

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 ...

Many bar advocates, a group that has accounted for as much as 80% of the public defense work in Massachusetts courts, have ...

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday signed the supplemental spending bill she first filed in early April, including the ...

A woman accused of driving a box truck that hit several people is asking to remove a second public defender and represent herself in court.

Lorain County commissioners are exploring whether to establish a public defender office after spending $3.8 million in private attorney fees in 2024. Commission Vice President David Moore was at a ...

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has not spoken to Micah Parsons since the star defensive end publicly ...

When Chicago police responded to a shots-fired call at Riis Park in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on a May afternoon, witnesses told them a young man standing next to a scooter had fired a gun onto ...

A former local newspaper reporter allegedly shot and killed by her father-in-law after a family wedding in Schaumburg will be remembered by loved ones as a compassionate journalist, accomplished ...

The project began after California legislators approved a series of laws aimed at improving law-enforcement transparency.