National Indigent Defense Reform: The Solution is Multifaceted

In 2012, NACDL collaborated with the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID) to host an innovative project to foment broad-based reform. This report highlights the wide-ranging discussion and innovative proposals for reform discussed during the focus group. [Released January 2013]

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The mission of the focus group was to provide the Department of Justice with real solutions to reform indigent defense through a wide variety of initiatives that relieve pressure on indigent defense systems. Focus group participants included leaders from the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government, as well as leaders of successful indigent defense programs, authors, critics and scholars.