Public Defense Services urges supplemental funding to avert payments shortfall and shore up offices The Commission on Public Defense Services said the uncounseled list has dropped dramatically but warned of an immediate funding shortfall threatening payments to assigned counsel, asking that the supplemental package plug the gap and add positions to build regional capacity including a Cumberland County office.

Maine's Public Defense Services has made incredible strides, cutting the uncounseled list from 1,100 to under 150, but a critical funding shortfall threatens to reverse this progress.

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