Public Defense

ACLU Lawsuit: State Must Take Action When People Receive Inadequate Public Defense

News Release, Published:

Monday, April 3, 2017

The ACLU of Washington has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Office of Public Defense (OPD)— the state agency responsible for public defense in Washington— for failing to enforce minimum standards of public defense in Grays Harbor County.

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