public defender

Michael Fiore, 56, remembered, growing up, he never had to worry about drugs in his neighborhood or the violence that they sometimes inflict. He said,…

On a humid summer day, Shawnray Byrd works a new job renovating a home just outside Pittsburgh. During a break, he says he’s grateful to be employed and…

If you hunt hard enough around Harrisburg, it is possible to find lawmakers who are on board with allocating state money for the public defense of the…

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit.“When you go to jail, your whole family goes to jail,”…