Search About Newsletters Donate
Updated 2:24 p.m.
08.28.2026

Public Defenders

A curated collection of links
The Record
What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most authoritative articles on the topics, people and events that are shaping the criminal justice conversation. The Marshall Project does not endorse the viewpoints or vouch for the accuracy of reports other than its own.
← Popular Records
Related Records
Prosecutors
Right to Representation
Public Defense
Budget
Louisiana
Are we missing a record? Tell us.
Marshall Project Originals
Iowa’s Top Court Ended Court Fees in Dismissed Cases. Politicians Want Them Back
The state can no longer saddle defendants with court fees when charges are dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to restore them.
News • 02.13.2026
‘Hold People Accountable’: Why Mississippi Courts Must Now Produce Public Defense Plans
The state Supreme Court wants to know how local courts provide lawyers, if any, to poor people after their arrest.
Jackson • 07.02.2025
From Budget Chaos to Public Defenders: Mississippi Poised to Fund ‘Day 1’ Experiment
Indigent felony defendants in many counties have lacked court-appointed lawyers before indictment, even while they sat in jails for weeks or months.
Jackson • 06.12.2025
↓ Show More
Around the web
About
People
Privacy
Sitemap
Funders