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Office of the Public Defender reports legal clinics, housing referrals and employment placements
Summary
The City of Atlanta Public Defender reported case metrics for January–May, increased demand for body-worn-camera evidence review, successful housing and employment interventions for clients, and partnerships to expand legal clinics and workforce supports.
Kenneth Days, director and chief public defender for the City of Atlanta, presented the Office of the Public Defender quarterly update, highlighting caseloads, service activities and community-based interventions.
Days said the office has been providing more detailed monthly metrics, including in-custody representation counts and increased requests for video evidence tied to body-worn cameras and dash cams. He told the committee the office handled hundreds of in-custody and…
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