Indigent Defense

Program goal(s) name: Implement enhancements that improve juvenile indigent defense. Program goal(s) description: Support organizations providing public defense services to address barriers and gaps within the juvenile justice system for indigent youth that result in safer communities, reduced recidivism, improved youth outcomes, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system. Program objective(s) name: Ensure legal representation and provide access to resources. Program objective(s) description: Ensure youth involved with the juvenile justice system have access to legal representation, and that entities and individuals providing juvenile indigent defense services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system have access to the resources, tools, and information necessary for legal representation.