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Newport News public defender office briefs council on caseload, staffing and outreach plans
Summary
Chief Public Defender Beau Webb outlined the office’s mission, staffing, state oversight and recent city pay supplements; staff described a new peer navigator, mitigation specialist, and proposals for school outreach and community partnership programs.
The Newport News Office of the Public Defender briefed the City Council on Oct. 14 about its role in the criminal justice system, recent staffing changes and partnership ideas for outreach and recidivism reduction.
Chief Public Defender Beau Webb told the council he has led the office for nearly 20 years and said the office was established in 2005. He said the office is a state entity under the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission and that, for the first time this fiscal year, Newport News city council approved city income supplements for public defender staff. Webb said that supplement helped the office hire three additional attorneys and move…
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