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Albany County committee accepts $1.36M DCJS grant, approves indigent defense contract amendments
Summary
The Law Committee approved accepting $1,360,697 from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for aid-to-defense programs and authorized related budget amendments; it also approved contract amendments to better use Indigent Legal Services funding and noted a statewide expansion amendment increasing settlement-related funding.
The Albany County Legislature’s Law Committee voted to accept $1,360,697 in grant funding from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to support the county Public Defender, Alternate Public Defender and Assigned Counsel Program. Speaker 5, the committee presenter, said the funds will support aid-to-defense discovery reform and supplemental programs for the period 04/01/2025 through 03/31/2026 and are expected to recur; there…
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