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• SPD Offices Closed for Furlough
• Proposed PD 2, 3 and 6 Ch. 51/55 Collections Rule and Fiscal Estimate
  (CR 09-068)
• Proposed PD 1 Certification Rule and Forms (CR 09-067)
• Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine Feature Article on SPD Nick Chiarkas
• Information regarding updating SPD eligibility
• PD 8 ER: Emergency Rule - Discovery Payments
• PD 8 ER: Fiscal Estimate
• State Public Defender Nick Chiarkas' testimony regarding AB 395 & SB 263
Our Mission
To promote justice throughout Wisconsin by providing high-quality and compassionate legal services, protecting individual rights, and advocating as a criminal justice partner for effective defender services and a fair and rational criminal justice system.
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