Jun. 28, 2024
Newsom and Legislature reach deal to fund public defender pilot program
Funding for the program, which assists individuals seeking resentencing, had been at risk of being cut.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature reached a deal to reinstate funding for a pilot program that provides public defenders for incarcerated individuals seeking resentencing and for immigrants fighting illegal reentry charges.
"The Public Defender Pilot Program is proving that reducing mass incarceration is possible and can be done in a way that furthers community safety, saves taxpayer money, and restores hope to people and their families impacted by incarceration,&qu...
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