Assigned Counsel reports April arraignment caseload, costs covered by ILS grant

Lloyd Hoskins, director of the Assigned Counsel office, presented April caseload and cost figures to the committee. "There were 49 arraignments at the Centralized Arraignment Program for the month of April," Hoskins said, adding that attorney costs associated with CAP for April were "$9,270.00" and that these expenses "were paid from an ILS (Indigent Legal Services) grant." He told the committee 20 defendants (41%) were released (ROR) and 29 (59%) were held on bail or for other reasons; 19 of the 49 arraignments were brought in on arrest or bench warrants and 19 orders of protection were issued in the month.