Creative indigent defense programs can find supplemental funding from
state or local sources other than their primary funding agency. Many
states supplement indigent defense budgets with fees
or surcharges on various government services. Many have dedicated
funding programs for special purposes such as criminal justice technology
improvement. A California public defender received a $750,000 grant from
the local Air Quality Management Fund for videoconferencing equipment (to
reduce public defender automobile trips to interview clients in jail).
Foundations - private foundations with an interest in criminal
justice reform or improvement, or clearinghouses for foundations
Fellowships - Partial financial support for staff in indigent
defense programs to work on special projects
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