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Public Defender warns caseloads rising, asks council for dedicated staff and pilot clinics
Summary
Kenneth Days, director of the Office of the Public Defender, told the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee that rising appointed cases may double next year and requested at least one dedicated attorney and one support position to expand clinics and real-time assistance.
Kenneth Days, director and chief public defender, told the City of Atlanta Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee on Nov. 10 that his office is tracking a steady rise in appointed cases and projects caseloads could double next year because of worsening economic conditions. "We tend to see an increase in caseload as the economy sort of contracts and the job market goes bad," Days said.
Days gave a data-driven overview of the office’s workload and programs, saying the office handles roughly 800 active DUI cases at present, with closed DUI…
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