http://readme.readmedia.com Breaking News from readMedia en-us Copyright readMedia 2026 2239931 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:29:22 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Justice-Funds-Campaign-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission-Decries-Cuts-to-New-Public-Defense-Office/2239931 defcom Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission Justice-Funds-Campaign-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission-Decries-Cuts-to-New-Public-Defense-Office http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg"/>The just-announced State budget deal cuts funding for the Office of Indigent Legal Services in half. That office, created just last June to begin reforming New York State's long-broken public defense system, had not yet fully opened its doors when... http://readme.readmedia.com/Justice-Funds-Campaign-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission-Decries-Cuts-to-New-Public-Defense-Office/2239931 961094 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:30:58 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Wrongful-Convictions-Needless-Destruction-of-Lives-New-York-States-Public-Defense-Crisis-Revealed/961094 defcom Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission Wrongful-Convictions-Needless-Destruction-of-Lives-New-York-States-Public-Defense-Crisis-Revealed http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg"/>Innocent men working to keep others like them out of prison. Mothers worried about their sons. Lawyers wanting to represent their clients well. Representatives of community groups improving life in their neighborhoods. Legislators acknowledging th... http://readme.readmedia.com/Wrongful-Convictions-Needless-Destruction-of-Lives-New-York-States-Public-Defense-Crisis-Revealed/961094 895114 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:57:01 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Committee-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission-Calls-on-Legislature-and-Governor-to-Fix-Public-Defense/895114 defcom Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission Committee-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission-Calls-on-Legislature-and-Governor-to-Fix-Public-Defense Statement by Michael Whiteman, Chair of the Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission. http://readme.readmedia.com/Committee-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission-Calls-on-Legislature-and-Governor-to-Fix-Public-Defense/895114 597611 Mon, 18 May 2009 17:18:29 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Albany-Vigil-for-Troy-Davis-Georgia-Death-Row-Inmate/597611 defcom Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission Albany-Vigil-for-Troy-Davis-Georgia-Death-Row-Inmate http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg"/>New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Amnesty International Albany Chapter 361, and the New York State Defenders Justice Fund are co-sponsoring a vigil on May 19 for Georgia Death Row inmate Troy Davis as part of an international day ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Albany-Vigil-for-Troy-Davis-Georgia-Death-Row-Inmate/597611 418517 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:53:03 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Lack-of-effective-public-defense-could-weaken-drug-law-reform-effectiveness-justice-group-says/418517 defcom Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission Lack-of-effective-public-defense-could-weaken-drug-law-reform-effectiveness-justice-group-says http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg"/>As Albany signals a move toward changes in the State's harsh drug laws, proponents are emphasizing that a key proposal is returning to judges the sentencing discretion they need to help cut crime by ensuring that drug addiction is treated. But acc... http://readme.readmedia.com/Lack-of-effective-public-defense-could-weaken-drug-law-reform-effectiveness-justice-group-says/418517 312821 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:35:16 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Syracuse-National-Action-Network-and-the-Campaign-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission/312821 defcom Committee for an Independent Public Defense Commission The-Syracuse-National-Action-Network-and-the-Campaign-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/2047.jpg"/>Members of the Syracuse National Action Network will meet Saturday, December 13th at 10:00 a.m. at the Fountain of Life Church- 700 South Avenue, Syracuse NY to discuss public defense in Syracuse and support for the Campaign for an Independent Pub... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Syracuse-National-Action-Network-and-the-Campaign-for-an-Independent-Public-Defense-Commission/312821