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Please see below the Amicus Letter that was submitted by CPCS in the Boston Municipal Court – Webber case on the issue of District Discretion to Nol Pros a case. The decision by SJC Single Justice Frank Gaziano can also Read more
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Lisa Hewitt 617-512-1248 │[email protected] CPCS Decries Actions by BMC Judge Richard Sinnott as Abuse of Judicial Power Anthony Benedetti, Chief Counsel of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (the Statewide Public Defender’s office) commented on Read more
CPCS IT is working to build a new, agency-wide case management system to replace CASEY, TRIS, and CMS. The code name for this is “Project Zeno.” Screenshots are at the bottom of this blog post. To enlarge them, click on Read more
On a sunny Thursday morning last week, the Boston CAFL Office joined the staff at More Than Words, located in the South End. This outing was part of an ongoing effort to go out into the community as a group Read more
Ransomware attacks: Not if, but when, agencies say By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,July 15, 2019, 7:41 p.m. When he learned about a ransomware attack in March, Daniel Saroff didn’t sweat it. The chief information officer of Massachusetts’ public defender office Read more
Approval of minutes of the June 19, 2019 meeting Amicus Requests Commonwealth Jason McCarthy, SJC-12750 Joseph Buckman & Another Commissioner of Corrections & Others, SJC-12725 In RE: A.Z., SJC-12747 Monthly Financial Overview Report FY 2020 Budget Update Chief Counsel Report Read more
We are excited to announce a pilot project between CAFL and YAD. Our two Fall River offices are combining to form one office serving both CAFL and YAD clients in care and protection, termination of parental rights, CRA, delinquency, and Read more
We are very excited to announce that Massachusetts has again been ranked as having the best system in the country (tying with Connecticut) for providing counsel to children in child neglect and abuse (“care and protection”) cases. In a report Read more
Pictured from left to right: Lisa Lambert, E.D. of PPAL, then Jamie Bennett, AIC of YAD- Worcester, Marlies Spanjaard, Director of Education Advocacy, and Taryn Niesz, Social Worker YAD-Worcester. Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) presented the Community Partner in Leadership Award to Read more
It is extremely sad to report to you that former Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Committee member, and long-time Chair, Willie Davis, passed away earlier this week. Willie had a storied career as a top criminal defense attorney in Read more