Community observers press Racine County panel over interpreter access at initial appearances
Members of the Racine Interfaith Coalition’s Transformative Justice Task Force told the CJCC that defendants sometimes lack timely or dialect-appropriate interpreters at initial appearances and that two-way communication with counsel is impeded; county staff agreed to pursue action items.
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Members of the Racine Interfaith Coalition Transformative Justice Task Force raised concerns at the March 14 Racine County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee meeting about language access for defendants at initial appearances.
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