In Louisiana, fees charged to people who come through the courts pay for about two-thirds the budget for public defenders statewide. NPR's series Guilty and Charged found an explosive growth in the ...

In this country, if you're charged with a serious crime, you have the right to an attorney, whether or not you can afford one. But each state has its own system for providing that kind of counsel, and ...

National Public Radio has named Marta McLellan Ross to lead NPR’s Policy and Representation team. Every year when national budget negotiations begin in Washington, public funding always seems to an ...