In Legal Terms: Youth & Family Defense Program

Some good news has come out of our latest legislative session; ways to protect youth and families. We’ll let our guests from the Office of the State Public Defender explain: André de Gruy, State Defender, Jennifer Morgan - Family Defense Program Manager, and Tonya Rogillio - IDT Coordinator. We’re talking about the Youth and Family Defense Program.
One place to find a directory of public defender is the Office of State Public Defenders: ospd.ms.gov and click on Find a Public Defender. There you’ll see Felony level, certified parent, certified youth, and certified death penalty defenders.
There’s a Juneteenth Free Expungement Clinic Saturday, June 15th 2024 from 9am to noon in Canton. Get the address and list of things you MUST bring by checking the Office of State Public Defender’s facebook page post
If you’re interested in hearing more about the work from the office of State Public Defender, André de Gruy, check out our past podcasts:In Legal Terms: Juvenile Life Without Parole 05/16/2024 In Legal Terms: Public Defenders 11/15/2022In Legal Terms: Public Defender System ReformsIn Legal Terms: Bail 02/09/2021 In Legal Terms: Capital Defense 10/15/2019