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Public defender office marks first year as county department; supervisors press on cost and oversight
Summary
The newly formed in-house public defender office marked roughly one year handling cases and told the board it seeks grants and aims to expand services while supervisors sought more oversight of costs and a public oversight committee.
Lake County's public defender reported to the Board of Supervisors on June 25 that the office has completed roughly one year of handling cases directly for the county and is working to expand services while watching costs.
The office said it began taking cases in June of last year and has accelerated staffing and casework during the transition from a contract model. "This month is our one-year anniversary of taking on cases...we are making significant progress in becoming fully operational," the public defender told the board. The office said it is…
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