In August 2000, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Indigent Defense Services Act, which created the Office of Indigent Defense Services and charged it with overseeing and enhancing the provision of legal representation to indigent defendants and others entitled to counsel under North Carolina law. The School of Government collaborates with the Office of Indigent Defense Services to create quality, cost-effective indigent defense education, including innovative training programs, manuals, and online resources, to ensure that indigent defenders have the qualifications, training, and support they need to be effective.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
- Parent Attorney Conference Session I: August 13, 2020
- Juvenile Defender Conference Session I: August 14, 2020
- Virtual Public Defender Attorney and Investigator Conference: August 19-August 21, 2020
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
- New On Demand CLE: Legal Issues in Incompetency and Adult Guardianship Proceedings in light of COVID-19
- New Bulletin: Securing the Release of People in Custody in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ian Mance
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Associate Director of Programs and Services, Public Defense Education
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