Quantcast
breaking news

Kentucky Public Defenders Gone?

By: Sarah Lovett
Updated: February 26, 2009
watch video
Every American has the right to an attorney --- and the court must appoint one for you if you cant afford it. That may not be the case in Kentucky for much longer. The Department of Public Advocacy only has enough money to pay lawyers to last until April or May. If the state doesnt find money for the department -- public defenders will not be available to those who need them. This could even mean those in jail whove yet to be appointed a lawyer may be released. The Kentucky General Assembly is halfway over. The Department of Public Advocacys problem has yet to be addressed.

Comments

Log in to comment on this article

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

  The two year old child who swallowed a meth ingredient is now off life support.   Ohio County, KY officials say that means Frankee has improved enough she does not need the help of...

The Henderson County Water District has issued a boil advisory for some of its customers....

A boil water advisory has been issued for some customers in Madisonville....

A Henderson woman who was shot over the weekend is now charged in the case....

A Webster County man died after his car went airborne, throwing him through the sunroof....

A Greenville, KY woman talks with the Daybreak crew about the flooding issues in Muhlenberg County....

The father of Kentucky's First District Congressman Ed Whitfield has died. E-O, as he was known, worked for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and its successor companies for 44 years....

The UMWA is upset with Patriot Coal, because last week, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Saint Louis gave the company the green light to back out of its contract with the union....

A semi has jackknifed on the Pennyrile Parkway near Madisonville....

Expect delays throughout Friday near the Owensboro Bypass. That's because a semi accident will likely keep the westbound ramps both on and off the Bypass closed for most of the day....

 
 
 
 
 
©1998 - 2013 Tristatehomepage.com
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
All Rights Reserved