Sentences with phrase «indigent defense costs»

«Sen. Griffo said he is also cosponsoring another Senate bill, S. 6341A, that would require the state to pay for indigent defense costs that all except five counties currently cover.

May 10, 2016 — «State Sen. Joseph A. Griffo, R - Rome, is joining the fight to make the state pick up the tab for district attorney salary raises and indigent defense costs.

According to Robert Perry, legislative director for the NYCLU, current indigent defense costs in New York total $ 460 million to $ 480 million, suggesting that the state would pay that much if it assumed full responsibility for indigent defense spending.

On Dec. 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed the state takeover of indigent defense costs, bill A10706 / S8114.

The grant funds come on the heels of an executive budget proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to offer counties statewide $ 50.7 million to subsidize indigent defense costs, the first appropriation of a proposed five - year initiative that will cost an estimated $ 250 million.

The counties back a takeover of county indigent defense costs, as well as an increase in community college funding.

Not exact matches

But NYSAC finds fault with this, since it would require the counties to put up the expnaded indigent defense services cost.

The state agreed to fund all of the five counties» costs for defense of the indigent.

The Times Union deems Cuomo's veto of legislation to shift the cost of indigent legal defense from the counties to the state «unjust,» saying there's «no doubt the bill's intent is the right thing to do.»

Kingston, NY — Today Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro jointly announced a shared services agreement between the two counties to address the soaring, state mandated costs of providing legal defense counsel to indigent clients.

The governor also needs to be mindful of the costs for local governments, who are growing increasingly vocal about mandate relief, including when it comes to indigent defense and Medicaid.

The bill, passed unanimously by both the state Senate and Assembly, provided for a phased - in takeover of defense costs for indigent citizens.

Boutelle earlier said the signing of an indigent defense bill designed to shift costs from counties to the state may have portended some additional funding help for centralized arrangements.

Public defender programs are widely considered the most cost - effective way to deliver quality indigent defense services, which is why the federal government and every major urban area in the country â $» except Harris County â $» uses a public defender system.

Those lawyers can not fulfill their responsibility to their clients because those in control of indigent defense want low - cost, efficient processing of criminal defendants through guilty pleas and other non-trial dispositions.»

Support from the Indigent Defense Commission is done through cost sharing with local governments, and grants awarded by the commission are carefully administered, Landau told the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday.