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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
