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Champaign County public defender says office remains understaffed as caseloads rise
Summary
Public Defender Liz Pollock told the Committee of the Whole that the office is nearly fully staffed but carries caseloads well above established defender standards and that several positions depend on grant funding that could be at risk.
Liz Pollock, Champaign County public defender, briefed the Committee of the Whole on the office's year-end workload, staffing and grant-funded positions.
"We are just short of fully staffed. We have 16 of 17 attorney positions filled," Pollock said, and added that case loads remain well above long-standing national standards. She told the committee that many felony attorneys handle between 175 and 250 cases, while older…
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