Task Force Looking At Indigent Legal Representation Holds First Meeting

Task Force Looking At Indigent Legal Representation Holds First Meeting

PIEERE — The Indigent Legal Services Task Force held it’s first meeting last week in Pierre. The Task Force was former through House Bill 1064, approved during this year’s legislative session. Hughes County Commissioner Randy Brown is one of the Task Force’s members….

Brown gave an update on the group’s first meeting on March 31st at the State Capitol to the Hughes County Commission this week and says South Dakota is in fairly rare company when it comes to covering representation for those who can’t afford it…

The task force is a goal outlined by South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen during is 2023 State of the Judiciary message.