New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services
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The New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services is a state agency responsible for improving the quality and availability of legal representation for low-income individuals in criminal and family court proceedings across New York.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public defender support agency
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state government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
U.S. state of New York
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surface form:
State of New York
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal justice
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family law representation ⓘ indigent defense ⓘ legal aid ⓘ public defense ⓘ |
| follows |
New York State statutes
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Criminal Procedure Law
New York Family Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York Family Court Act
New York State Constitution ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
enhance access to counsel at all critical stages of criminal proceedings
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ensure constitutionally effective assistance of counsel for indigent persons ⓘ improve representation in family court matters such as child custody and abuse/neglect cases ⓘ reduce disparities in quality of indigent defense across New York counties ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
developing standards for quality indigent defense
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distributing state funding for indigent legal services ⓘ improving availability of indigent legal representation ⓘ improving quality of indigent legal representation ⓘ providing training and technical assistance to indigent defense providers ⓘ supporting criminal defense services for low-income individuals ⓘ supporting family court representation for low-income individuals ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | state agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
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surface form:
New York State
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| operatedBy |
New York
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surface form:
New York State
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| partOf |
Government of the State of New York
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surface form:
New York State government
New York State’s indigent defense system ⓘ |
| serves |
indigent criminal defendants
ⓘ
indigent parties in family court ⓘ low-income individuals ⓘ |
| supervises | state-funded indigent legal services programs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ils.ny.gov/ ⓘ |
| worksWith |
assigned counsel programs in New York
ⓘ
county public defender offices in New York ⓘ legal aid societies providing criminal and family defense in New York ⓘ |
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