Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 for additional attorneys for juvenile cases in New Jersey.

The bill provides a $750,000 supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year 2024 to the Office of the Public Defender’s Trial Services to Indigents program. This funding will support eight additional attorneys dedicated to juvenile post-dispositional work and juvenile caseload reduction, particularly in Essex and Atlantic counties. The increase in youth in custody and the length of their sentences has led to a rise in juvenile cases, necessitating more legal representation.

Supplemental appropriation of $750,000 for additional attorneys for juvenile cases in New Jersey.

The bill provides a $750,000 supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year 2024 to the Office of the Public Defender’s Trial Services to Indigents program. This funding will support eight additional attorneys dedicated to juvenile post-dispositional work and juvenile caseload reduction, particularly in Essex and Atlantic counties. The increase in youth in custody and the length of their sentences has led to a rise in juvenile cases, necessitating more legal representation.