Resources/References for All Indigent Defense Providers

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Rules and References

Rules of Appellate Procedure

Rules of Criminal Procedure

Rules of Evidence

Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure

Rules of Professional Conduct

Partner Organizations

The following is a list of state and national organizations who can provide resources for Pennsylvania indigent defense practitioners.

Advancing Real Change, Inc.

Atlantic Center for Capital Representation (ACCR)

BeSustained - Well Being for Public Defenders

Death Penalty Information Center

Education Law Center

Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel

The Gault Center

Indigent Defense Advisory Committee (IDAC)

Juvenile Defenders Association of Pennsylvania (JDAP)

Juvenile Law Center

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers PA

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)

National Association for Public Defense (NAPD)

National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)

Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL)

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - Legal Aid Providers

Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP)

Trainings & Resources

Our mission is to provide tools, strategies, mutual support, training and information to Public Defender Offices in Pennsylvania; to be the voice of public defense in Pennsylvania; and to promote best practices in the leadership, management, and administration of justice in Pennsylvania.