Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $750,000 providing for additional attorneys dedicated to juvenile matters.
This bill allocates $750,000 in supplemental funding to hire eight additional attorneys specializing in juvenile cases. The funds will support the Office of the Public Defender's Trial Services to Indigents program, specifically targeting juvenile defense in Essex and Atlantic counties where caseloads are rising. The funding addresses increased juvenile custody rates (up 22% from 2022 to 2024) and longer custodial sentences in some areas. It supplements existing FY2024 appropriations without creating new laws or policies.
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Introduced Jun 6, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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Ellen Park
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