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State Parent Defender weighs in with panel for 2025 report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
People always think of that horrific ‘1%’ of cases. And those cases are horrific, and those people should never get their kids back. Those are the front-page stories. But 80-85% […]
Important PAC Fund Update!
Update on the Private Assigned Counsel Fund and PAC Payments Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to inform you about a potential funding shortage and to provide guidance on […]
Updates to the Process for Requesting Interpreters
On July 25, 2024, the Office of Language Access Services (OLAS) issued the revised Standards for Language Access Services. The section on requests for interpreters was last updated October 2, […]
Chief Public Defender featured on National Podcast
On September 4, our very own Beth Stang, chief public defender for District 42, joined Host Hunter Parnell on The Public Defenseless Podcast www.publicdefenseless.com. Together, they brought to light how […]
Message regarding recent destruction in the wake of Hurricane Helene
To our friends in Western North Carolina… All the television footage, Facebook feeds and local news coverage that we have been seeing of the destruction in the Western part of […]
Defender District 20 visits District 26 to prepare for its upcoming transition to eCourts
Defender District 20 (Robeson County) is set to go live with eCourts February 3, 2025. To get a jump start on training for the new paperless court system, Chief Public […]