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Wayne County board hears Neighborhood Defender Service plan to expand referrals, explore pretrial services
Summary
At a Wayne County Community Corrections Advisory Board meeting, Neighborhood Defender Service staff described plans to ramp up representation of indigent defendants and collaborate with community corrections on referrals and possible pretrial services; board members and staff discussed referral mechanics and outreach to judges.
The Wayne County Community Corrections Advisory Board heard on Wednesday from Neighborhood Defender Service staff about plans to expand referrals into community corrections programs and to explore pretrial services.
Addie Satchwell, a staff attorney at Neighborhood Defender Service, told the board her office is ‘‘ramping up to serve 50% of indigent defendants in Wayne County’’ and said NDS wants to ‘‘expand our relationship and make sure that we are getting people into these programs, being aware of what is available for our clients.’’ Mike Davis,…
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