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Wayne County indigent defense officials report about 50% compliance with initial client visits; staff cite improved facilities and Oracle transition
Summary
At the Jan. 14 Wayne County Government Operations Committee meeting, the indigent defense director said full 2025 court statistics were pending but that compliance with required initial client visits is about 50%. Staff reported improved confidential interview spaces and described challenges and benefits from an Oracle migration and MIDC-funded resources.
On Jan. 14, 2026, at a Wayne County Government Operations Committee meeting, Robin Dillard Russo, director of Indigent Defense Services, told commissioners the department did not yet have the Third Circuit’s full calendar‑year 2025 tiered statutory report but expects to receive it soon and provide updated case‑outcome data.
The report highlighted continued use of grant‑funded resources mandated by applicable standards and positive feedback about the defender support unit. "We expect to have a little bit more data surrounding that in '26," Russo said, describing expanded use of investigators, experts and social workers in case outcomes.
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