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This is a select collection of resources about public defense systems in the United States. The focus is on key studies, reports, and reference materials published on the web..

'''Public Defense Directories'''

'''Nationwide'''

* [http://www.ptla.org/links.htm Pine Tree Legal Services]
Their website offers links to civil legal services, legal aid, pro bono, backup centers, pro se site, and law school programs throughout the country, and some from around the world. Pine Tree is a statewide legal services program for the citizens of Maine.

'''Federal '''

* [http://www.fd.org/Contact/FPDDirectory.pdf Federal Public Defender Directory] (ODSTB)
This is a national directory of federal public defender offices maintained by the [http://www.fd.org/ Office of Defender Services Training Branch].

'''State'''

*[http://print.public.findlaw.com/library/state-public-defenders.html Public Defenders] (Findlaw)
This is a collection of links to federal and state public defender offices, and national resource centers organized by state.
*[http://www.ncsconline.org/WCDS/Edu/ProBonStateSum.htm Legal Services/Pro Bono/Indigent Defense] (NCSC)
The National Center for State Courts has gathered together web links to state and federal [http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/StateLinks/IndDefStateLinks.htm indigent defense], capital defense and legal services offices nationwide.
*[http://www.nlada.org/Member_Svcs/Publications/Directory/ Directory of Legal Aid & Defender Offices in the United States and Territories] (NLADA) (order form)
The [http://www.nlada.org/ National Legal Aid & Defender Association] annually publishes, print only, a national directory of public defender and civil legal services offices.

<h1>Resource Centers</h1>
In many states, public defenders, legal aid and assigned counsel rely on the support services provided by backup centers. These offices respond to the research and training needs of public defense attorneys, monitor case law and legislative developments, answer questions from the client community and members of the public, and serve as a clearinghouse for public defense advocacy and policy research.

'''Nationwide'''

*[http://www.nlada.org/ National Legal Aid and Defender Association]
*[http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org/ National Tribal Justice Resource Center]

'''States'''

*[http://www.apdanet.org/ Arizona Public Defender Association]
*[http://www.flpda.org/ Florida Public Defender Association]
*[http://state.il.us/defender/ipda.html Illinois Public Defender Association]
*[http://lapda.org/ Louisiana Public Defenders' Association]
*[http://www.sado.org/ Michigan Criminal Defense Resource Center]
*[http://www.publicdefender.net/ Mississippi Public Defenders Association]
*[http://www.nysda.org/ New York State Defenders Association]
*[http://www.scoid.state.sc.us/publish/ho00005.htm South Carolina Public Defender Association]
*[http://www.defensenet.org/ Washington Defender Association]

'''Criminal Defense Lawyers Associations'''

There are many statewide and local criminal defense associations, as well as sections of general bar associations, that have dedicated resources to public defense work. The lists below provide web links to many of these groups.

*[http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/freeform/affiliate_map?OpenDocument State and Local Affiliates: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers] (NACDL)
*[http://www.nlada.org/Defender/States/State_Orgs#MT Defender Resources: Criminal Defense Organizations] (NLADA)

'''Commissions'''

Public defense systems vary from place to place. Some have established statewide systems and operate under commissions, while others are patchwork arrangements. And a few states are reevaluating their defender systems. Information about commissions and related developments can be found in the Spangenberg studies below. Underneath is a selection of state websites.

'''Nationwide'''

*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/downloads/sclaid/indigentdefense/statewideinddefsystems2005.pdf Statewide Indigent Defense Systems Overview] (Spangenberg 2005)
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/downloads/sclaid/indigentdefense/50states.pdf Indigent Defense Systems of the 50 States] (ABA 2004)

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<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="75%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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<td width="50%" align="middle">
<h3>States</h3>
</td>
<td width="50%" align="middle">
<h3>Links</h3>
</td>
</tr>
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<td width="50%" align="left">'''Arkansas'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.arkansas.gov/apdc/ Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''California'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.hcrc.ca.gov/ California Habeas Corpus Resource Center]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">'''Colorado'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/digest1998/STATEPUBLICDEFENDER.htm State Public Defender Commission][http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl1996/sl.203.htm Alternate Defense Counsel Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Connecticut'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.ocpd.state.ct.us/Content/Annual2005/2005Chap1.htm Public Defender Services Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''District of Columbia'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.pdsdc.org/ Public Defender Service]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Florida'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.flpda.org/ Florida Public Defender Association]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">'''Georgia'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.gpdsc.com/ Georgia Public Defender Standards Council]</td>
</tr>
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<td width="50%" align="left">'''Hawaii'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.hawaii.gov/budget/pd/ Defender Council]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Illinois'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.state.il.us/defender/ Office of State Appellate Defender]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Indiana'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/pdc/ Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Iowa'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left">[http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003/13B/2A.html Indigent Defense Advisory Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Kansas'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.ksbids.state.ks.us/ State Board of Indigents' Defense Services]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Kentucky'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://dpa.ky.gov/history.php Department of Public Advocacy]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Louisiana'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.lidab.com/ Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board][http://www.lidab.com/Task%20Force%20on%20Indigent%20Defense/Task%20Force%20on%20Indigent%20Defense%20WP.htm Louisiana Task Force on Indigent Defense]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Maryland'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.opd.state.md.us/Index/index.htm Public Defender]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Massachusetts'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.mass.gov/cpcs/ Committee for Public Counsel Services]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Michigan'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.sado.org/ Appellate Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Minnesota'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.pubdef.state.mn.us/ Minnesota Public Defenders]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Missouri'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/18csr/18c10-1.pdf Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Montana'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://publicdefender.mt.gov/ Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Nebraska'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.ncpa.ne.gov/ Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''New Hampshire'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LI/494/494-1.htm Judicial Council][http://www.nhpd.org/ New Hampshire Public Defender]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''New York'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.courts.state.ny.us/ip/indigentdefense-commission/ New York State Commission on the Future of Indigent Defense Services]

[http://www.nycdo.org/ Capital Defender Office]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''North Carolina'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/18csr/18c10-1.pdf Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''North Dakota'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.court.state.nd.us/court/committees/leg_coun/committee.asp North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Ohio'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.hamilton-co.org/boards_commissions/docs/PublicDefenderCommission.htm Hamilton County Public Defender Commission][http://www.opd.ohio.gov/comm/cm_commission.htm Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Oklahoma'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.state.ok.us/%7Eoids/ Oklahoma Indigent Defense System]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Oregon'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.ojd.state.or.us/osca/opds/ Public Defense Services Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''North Carolina'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/18csr/18c10-1.pdf Public Defender Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''South Carolina'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/18csr/18c10-1.pdf Indigent Defense Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Texas'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.courts.state.tx.us/tfid/TFIDentrance.htm Texas Task Force on Indigent Defens]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Virginia'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+sum+HB1056 Indigent Defense Commission][http://www.indigentdefense.virginia.gov/ Virginia Indigent Defense Commission]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Washington'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.opd.wa.gov/ Office of Public Defense]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="left">'''Wisconsin'''</td>
<td width="50%" align="left" valign="top">[http://www.wisspd.org/ State Public Defender]</td>
</tr>

</table>

'''Reports'''

The major bar associations, private research groups and government agencies have published reports on different aspects of public defense. They include systemwide surveys, funding studies, caseload analyses and highlights of significant problems and unmet mandates.

'''Compilations'''<em> </em>

*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/id.htm Indigent Defense Statistics] (BJS)
*[http://www.spangenberggroup.com/pub.html Spangenberg Group Publications List]

'''Nationwide Studies'''

*[http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/bja/181160.pdf Contracting for Indigent Defense Services] (BJA 2000)
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/dccc.htm Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases] (BJS 2000)
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/sclaid/defender/brokenpromise/fullreport.pdf Gideon’s Broken Promise: America’s Continuing Quest for Equal Justice] (ABA 2004)
*[http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/173391.pdf Improving State and Local Criminal Justice Systems] (BJA 1998)
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/id.htm Indigent Defense] (BJS 1996)
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/idslc99.htm Indigent Defense Services in Large Counties 1999] (BJS 2000)
*[http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/bja/185632.pdf Keeping Defender Workloads Manageable] (BJA 2001).
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/indigentdefense/symposium.pdf Redefining Leadership for Equal Justice: Final Report of the National Symposium on Indigent Defense 2000] (BJA 2000)
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sfids99.htm State-Funded Indigent Defense Services 1999] (BJS 2001)

'''Gideon 40th Anniversary Sites'''

*[http://www.nlada.org/Defender/Defender_Gideon/Defender_Gideon_5_Problems Five Problems Facing Public Defense on the 40th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright] (NLADA)
*[http://www.nacdl.org/gideon Gideon at 40: Fulfilling the Promise] (NACDL)
*[http://www.nlada.org/Defender/Defender_Gideon/Gideon_Reviewed Gideon Reviewed: State of the Nation 40 Years Later] (NLADA)
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/sclaid/defender/projects.html Gideon v Wainwright 40th Anniversary] (ABA)

States

*Chp. 10 "[http://www.ncsconline.org/wc/publications/Res_CtInte_ModelGuideChapter10Pub.pdf Model Court Interpreter Act][http://www.ncsconline.org/wc/publications/Res_CtInte_ModelGuideChapter10Pub.pdf "] in [http://www.ncsconline.org/wc/publications/Res_CtInte_ModelGuideIntroductionPub.pdf Court Interpretation: Model Guides for Policy and Practice in the State Courts] (National Center for State Courts 1995)
*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode28/usc_sec_28_00001827----000-.html Court Interpreters Act], 28 USC § 1827

'''States'''

*'''Alabama:''' [http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Publications/KIS_IndDefSheltonRes.pdf Alabama v. Shelton: The Right to Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases Resulting in Suspended or Probated Sentence] (NCSC 2003)
*'''Arizona:''' [http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/b540e98ee147ea5485256975005cc335/cc9f6d48f8da502985256a500050d7db/$FILE/LVreport.pdf Indigent Defense in Arizona] (NACDL 2001)
*'''Georgia:''' [http://www.sado.org/publicdefense/georgia_part_1.pdf Report of the Chief Justice's Blue Ribbon Commission on Indigent Defense] (2002)
*'''Nevada:''' [http://www.spangenberggroup.com/reports/report_121301.pdf Indigent Defense Services in the State of Nevada] (Spangenberg Group 2000)
*'''New York:''' [http://www.courts.state.ny.us/press/old_keep/1ad-rep-poor.shtml Crisis in Legal Representation of the Poor] (1st Dept 2001)
*'''Tennessee:''' [http://170.142.183.29/repository/RE/final%20pd%20report%202005.pdf Tennessee Weighted Caseload Study Update: District Public Defenders] (2005)
*'''Texas:''' [http://www.uta.edu/pols/moore/indigent/whitepaper.htm Muting Gideon's Trumpet: The Crisis in Indigent Criminal Defense in Texas] (State Bar of Texas 2000)
*'''Vermont:''' [http://www.defgen.state.vt.us/readings/idtreport.pdf Vermont Indigent Defense Task Force Report] (2001)
*'''Virginia:''' [http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/downloads/sclaid/indigentdefense/va-report2004.pdf Comprehensive Review of Indigent Defense in Virginia] (ABA 2003)
*'''Washington:''' [http://www.wsba.org/blueribbonreport.pdf Report of the Washington State Bar Association Blue Ribbon Panel on Criminal Defense] (2004)

<h2>Standards</h2>
These are compilations of national and state standards for the criminal justice system, and public defense in particular.

'''Compilations'''

*[http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/standards/home.html ABA Criminal Justice Section Collection of Standards]
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/sclaid/defenderpolicy.html ABA Principle Resolutions on Indigent Defense]
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/sclaid/defender.html ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendant Collection of Standards ]
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/indigentdefense/compendium/ Compendium of Standards for Indigent Defense Systems] (BJA 2000)
*[http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/DefenseUpdates/Index?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=-1,3 NACDL Collection of Standards]
*[http://www.nlada.org/Defender/Defender_Standards/Defender_Standards_Home NLADA Collection of Standards]

<h1>Resources</h1>

*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/downloads/sclaid/indigentdefense/tenprinciplesbooklet.pdf ABA Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System]
*[http://www.nlada.org/DMS/Documents/1019501190.93/Ten%20Tenets-Final%20ACCD%20version.doc Ten Tenets of Fair and Effective Problem Solving Courts] (NLADA 2001)
*[http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/criminaljustice/executive_sessions/espd.htm Executive Session on Public Defense] (Harvard)
*<span style="text-decoration: underline;">[http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/205023.pdf Implementation and Impact of Indigent Defense Standards]</span> (NIJ 2003)
*[http://www.spangenberggroup.com/pub.html Spangenberg Group Publications List]

'''Eligibility'''

The ability to afford counsel depends on many factors, and the assessment of those factors determines whether an accused will receive assigned representation. Below are several guidelines, albeit starting points, used in making this determination.

'''Guidelines'''

*[http://www.lsc.gov/ Income Eligibility Guidelines] (LSC)
*[http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml Federal Poverty Guidelines] (HHS)

<h1>Reports</h1>

*[http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Education/IndDefGuide.htm Determining Indigency] (NCSC)
*[http://www.nysda.org/Publications/NYSDA_Reports___Studies/TOC_NYSDAEligibilityReport.htm Determining Eligibility for Appointed Counsel in New York State] (NYSDA 1994)

<h1>Resources</h1>
These resources are excellent starting points for locating national and local materials on public defense systems and the implementation of the right to counsel. The Resource Centers listed above are another good place to find information about a particular state’s system.

'''Organizations'''

*[http://www.abanet.org/ American Bar Association]
*[http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/home.html Criminal Justice Section]
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/sclaid/ Standing Committee on Legal Aid & Indigent Defendants]
*[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/home.html Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service]
*[http://www.aclu.org/ American Civil Liberties Union]
*[http://www.nacdl.org/ National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers]
*[http://www.nlada.org/ National Legal Aid and Defender Association]
*[http://www.spangenberggroup.com/ Spangenberg Group]

'''Bibliographies and Libraries'''
*[http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/DefenseUpdates/Index?OpenDocument Indigent Defense] (NACDL)
*[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/indigentdefense/whats_new.htm Indigent Defense] (OJP)
*[http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/Education/IndDefGuide.htm Indigent Defense Resource Guide] (NCSC)
*[http://www.nlada.org/Defender/Defender_Kit/NCRC National Committee on the Right to Counsel] (NLADA)
*[http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?Topicid& National Criminal Justice Research Service] (NCJRS)
*[http://nejl.wcl.american.edu/ National Equal Justice Library]

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