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Indigent Defense

Annual Cost: $370 million
State Cost: $70 million
County Cost: $300 million

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In 1965, as required by constitutional mandate, New York enacted Article 18-B of the County Law. This law required each county and New York City to establish a plan to provide counsel to indigent defendants.
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The law mandated that each plan provide for investigative, expert and other services necessary for adequate defense.

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