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Missouri Public Defender System could be in store for additional staffing (LISTEN)

by Alisa Nelson | May 24, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News, Show Me Today

Many Missouri public defenders could be getting an additional staff support position. The state Legislature’s $49 billion state budget proposal includes adding 24 full-time staff support jobs statewide within the Missouri Public Defender System. The System’s Director,...

No more waiting list for Missouri Public Defender System services

by Alisa Nelson | Dec 13, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News, Show Me Today

Last year, the Missouri Public Defender System had more than 5,800 cases on a waiting list for services. Director Mary Fox tells Missourinet no one is currently on that list. “That doesn’t mean things are perfect. I want to make that clear, but we did make the...

(AUDIO) Missouri Public Defender System prepares for largest staffing increase since 1989

by Alisa Nelson | Jun 21, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News

If Gov. Mike Parson does not make changes to the Missouri Public Defender System’s next budget, the office is on track to get its largest staffing increase since about 1989. Director Mary Fox tells Missourinet 53 new public defenders would be hired statewide. “This is...

Parson’s budget proposal aims to reduce Missouri Public Defender System wait list

by Alisa Nelson | Feb 28, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News

A Missouri court has ruled that putting individuals on a waiting list to get public defender services violates state and federal law. Gov. Mike Parson’s state budget proposal aims to reduce the line of people waiting for these services. The system has nearly 400...

Missouri’s prosecutors and public defenders are drowning in cases

by Alisa Nelson | Feb 10, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News

Missouri’s prosecutors and public defenders are experiencing similar problems – heaping caseloads and not enough attorneys. During a state House Budget Committee hearing, Missouri Public Defender System Director Mary Fox says her office wants an extra $3.3 million in...

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