Mills signs bill increasing public defender positions in several Maine counties
Published: Mar. 22, 2024 at 4:29 PM EDT
Maine (WABI) - Governor Mills signed legislation to create new public defender positions across three Maine counties.
Among other things, it provides for 10 new public defenders in Aroostook, Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
The legislation also renames the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, to the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services
With the enactment of this bill, Maine will now have a total of 25 public defenders.
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