Chief justice pledges to help poor find better access to South Dakota courts
PIERRE — Despite a rash of hostile political debate and misinformation, South Dakota’s Unified Judicial System is continuing to charge……
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Brown County commits $380,754 fair surplus to fairgrounds improvement fund
The 2024 Brown County Fair took in a record-breaking amount of revenue, and the profit, so to speak, is going……
Brown County finally has agreement to provide 2025 court-appointed attorney work
As Brown County works to establish a public defender’s office, it finally has a contract in place to handle court-appointed……
Brown County gets no proposals for indigent counsel services
Brown County might be pushed to establish a public defender’s office sooner than anticipated after receiving no proposals to provide……
Brown County to get nearly $100K to help with indigent-defense legal services
Brown County will get nearly $100,000 from the state to help offset indigent defense legal costs. The new South Dakota……
Brown County moves toward creating public defender’s office
Brown County is taking steps to create a public defender’s office to provide court-appointed attorney services for indigent criminal defendants. …
Brown County officials seek help for counties at 1st listening session on public defense costs
The caseload of defendants who can’t afford a lawyer has increased exponentially in Brown County in recent years, and public…
South Dakota one of few states to saddle counties with public defense costs
All U.S. citizens have a right to an attorney when charged with a crime, even if they can’t afford one….
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