Committee approves more than $2.1 million in indigent defense grants across several programs

Oct 14, 2026

The committee approved multiple indigent defense grants: $767,000 over three years, a $1,121,250.90 Harold Herring grant extension, and a $300,000 quality-improvement/caseload reduction grant spanning 3.5 years.

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Public defender Carter requested and the committee approved several New York State Indigent Legal Services grants. The transcript records a combined distribution and caseload-reduction grant of $767,000 over three years, an extension of the Harold Herring grant for $1,121,250.90 (three-year program), and a 4th Upstate quality-improvement/caseload-reduction grant for $300,000 over 3.5 years.

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