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Public Defender Association reports staffing gains and new nonlapsing funding to expand services
Summary
Utah County Public Defender Association reported Q1 caseload, staff increases to 24 attorneys, and about $405,000 in nonlapsing funding from the Indigent Defense Commission to expand capacity and support social worker positions.
Benjamin Young, financial manager for the Utah County Public Defender Association, presented the office's Q1 2021 workload and budget update on April 28, reporting 1,052 cases for the quarter and estimating about 17,546 staff hours to cover those matters. He said additional funding approved by the Indigent Defense Commission (IDC) — roughly $405,000 in…
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