Indiana’s public defender system flawed, study says, By Fatima Hussein, October 24, 2016, Indianapolis Star: “The state’s public defender system is not only woefully underfunded, legal experts say, the Sixth Amendment right to a fair and speedy trial is routinely violated in Indiana. Lack of oversight of the public defense system, inconsistent funding and subpar representation contribute to the problems, the experts said…”
Tag: Caseloads
Cash Assistance and Work Requirements – Ohio
Ohio counties kick people off welfare to satisfy feds, By Josh Jarman, March 13, 2015, Columbus Dispatch: “Threatened with the loss of millions of dollars in federal money because not enough of its welfare recipients were working, Franklin County did what many other counties across the state did: It kicked people off welfare. Instead of helping more of Franklin County’s poorest residents find jobs in the years following the Great Recession, the county slashed the unemployed from its welfare caseload. That raised the percentage of the remaining participants who were working. And that’s the only benchmark the federal government requires counties to meet to keep getting money…”
Child Protective Services – Arizona
Strapped Arizona CPS poised to cut key services, By Mary K. Reinhart, December 13, 2012, Arizona Republic News: “Arizona’s child-welfare agency is cutting basic services to families and imposing new guidelines that could limit use of other programs in budget-cutting moves that could keep children in foster care longer, according to documents obtained by The Arizona Republic. Among the documents is a recent memo that blames the cuts in services on a projected multimillion-dollar budget shortfall at state Child Protective Services…”