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Wayne County accepts MIDC grant and raises public defender caseload to 50%; Neighborhood Defender Service contract retroactive
Summary
The committee approved a FY2026 MIDC grant and a retroactive contract with Neighborhood Defender Service after staff said statewide adjustments cut the county—s award from a forecasted ~$54 million to $34.5 million; the county will shift to a 50/50 split between the public defender office and the private bar.
Wayne County—s Committee on Government Operations approved a fiscal-year 2026 grant from the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) and a retroactive contract with Neighborhood Defender Service Inc. (NDS), county staff said.
Robin Dillard Russo, director of the county—s Indigent Defense Services Department, told the committee the county—s MIDC award was finalized after statewide adjustments to unexpended balances. "There is a reduction,…
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