Survey: Poor Don’t Get Adequate Defense in Michigan Courts
The Detroit Free Press is reporting on the findings of a recent Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Survey: The report by the […]
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MIDC Executive Director Delivers Progress Report
Jonathan Sacks, the Executive Director of the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, was part of a recent breakout session at a […]
Research Director Describes Survey Results
In a recent post for the National Association for Public Defense, MIDC Research Director Dr. Jonah Siegel discusses the work […]
Recommendations Proposed to Help Indigent Defendants
In a recent interview with WLNS, MIDC member Judge Thomas Boyd discussed the first set of proposed minimum standards for […]
Report: Many Courts Fall Short in Ensuring Proper Defense for Poor
MIDC Executive Director Jonathan Sacks was recently interviewed by Rick Pluta of Michigan Radio about the survey report that the […]
Draft Minutes – February 16, 2016 MIDC meeting
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission met on Tuesday February 16, 2016 in Lansing at the MIDC Office located at 200 […]
Survey of Local Court Systems
The MIDC recently completed an analysis of the first-ever comprehensive survey to measure the delivery of criminal justice for indigent […]
2015 Impact Report
At the February 2016 Commission meeting, the MIDC presented to the public its first annual report, the 2015 Impact Report, […]
MIDC Releases First Annual Report and First Survey of Indigent Defense In Michigan
Read the entire Media Release The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) announced the release of its 2015 Impact Report and […]
Latest News from the MIDC
View this message on Adobe Slate Michigan Indigent Defense Commission February 2016 Update The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission met on […]
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