The NAPD's Plan to Leverage the National Workload Study for Policy Victories w/Cydni Sanchez

Sep 12

Today, Hunter spoke with President of the National Association for Public Defense’s Board of Directors, Cydni Sanchez, to discuss the NAPD’s plan to help Public Defenders around the country implement the new National Workload Standards. With her experience in New Mexico, Cydni is expertly situated to dissect the difficulties of making a workload study like this turn into meaningful policy victories.

Guests:

Cydni Sanchez, President, Board of Directors, National Association for Public Defense, Deputy Chief Public Defender, New Mexico

Resources:

Read the Full Report Here

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2559-1.html

New Mexico ABA report

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_aid_indigent_defense/indigent_defense_systems_improvement/publications/nm-project/

2007 Caseload Study

2021 Caseload Study

New Mexico Public Defender Website

Contact Hunter Parnell:

Publicdefenseless@gmail.com