Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 159 affirms the importance of indigent defense and recognizes public defenders as essential protectors of.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 159 acknowledges the fundamental importance of indigent defense to due process, equal justice, and democratic governance. It recognizes public defenders as essential protectors of constitutional rights and the rule of law. The resolution encourages the development of statewide approaches to indigent defense that incorporate empirical workload measures, promote sustainable staffing and funding, improve data collection and transparency, and ensure that state funding structures do not perpetuate inequities between prosecution and defense.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 159 affirms the importance of indigent defense and recognizes public defenders as essential protectors of.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 159 acknowledges the fundamental importance of indigent defense to due process, equal justice, and democratic governance. It recognizes public defenders as essential protectors of constitutional rights and the rule of law. The resolution encourages the development of statewide approaches to indigent defense that incorporate empirical workload measures, promote sustainable staffing and funding, improve data collection and transparency, and ensure that state funding structures do not perpetuate inequities between prosecution and defense.