public defenders

Damon Preston, Kentucky’s Public Advocate and the head of DPA, said he told legislators the public defender staffing crisis would only worsen without more funding.

Kentucky’s public defenders are preparing for a potential surge in demand following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal protections for abortion access granted nearly 50 years ago under Roe v. Wade.

A lawsuit filed by public defenders in Kentucky says people are being left in jail longer than they're supposed to for technical parole violations during…