The Wisconsin Defender is the quarterly publication of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office. The Wisconsin Defender includes practical information for attorneys, judges and other professionals involved in the criminal justice system. The Wisconsin Defender is provided in electronic format at no cost to all Wisconsin public defenders, private bar attorneys who accept Wisconsin public defender appointments, all Wisconsin judges, and other interested readers. The Wisconsin Defender is also available in paper format to prison inmates for a nominal fee.

Current Issue: Summer/Fall 2009

** Printable Version of the Summer/Fall 2009 Issue

Use the links below to navigate the current issue and to print individual articles.

Features:

Veteran’s Diversion Court in Rock County
        By: Honorable James P. Daley

Synopsis of the La Crosse Model of the Veterans Court
        By: Honorable Todd Bjerke, JA, USAR

PTSD Among Combat Veterans
        By: Lori Phelps, Ph.D.

Getting to Know Your County Veterans Service Officer
        By: Michael R. Jackson

Veterans Justice Outreach in the V.A.
        By: Edward Zapala

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Recent Law Review Articles

Review Granted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court

*Please note that we will no longer be posting the “Case Digest” and the “Training Calendar”.