Public Defender Council appeals for funding to cover conflict counsel costs and start pay parity; committee seeks data The Georgia Public Defender Council requested amended FY26 funds to continue conflict-counsel contracts (previously augmented by ARPA), asked to begin a new APD pay scale Jan.1 (half-year cost quoted ~ $4.15 million) and described programmatic supports like the Ladders youth program. Committee members pressed for jurisdictional breakdowns and clearer monthly and per-case spending figures.

The Georgia Public Defender Council is urgently seeking funding to tackle skyrocketing conflict-counsel costs and ensure fair pay for public defenders amid rising multi-defendant cases.

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