Legal advocates oppose $234M funding cut from public defense
March 22, 2024
Legal services organizations across New York are rallying against a proposed budget measure that would redirect $234 million from the Indigent Legal Services Fund (ILSF) to the state’s general fund. The Chief Defenders Association of New York, alongside more than 70 public defense and legal service groups, including the Brooklyn Defender Services, has formally appealed to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate