Right to Counsel National Consortium Second Annual Meeting - Part 2

The Department of Justice hosted the Right to Counsel National Consortium Second Annual Meeting.  Established by the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance to provide long-term engagement with all stakeholders in the criminal justice system with a multi-dimensional strategy to improve public defense delivery systems, the Consortium’s mission is to inform and engage policymakers, criminal justice stakeholders, and the community on the importance of carrying out the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel.

Related materials:

• Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates’ Remarks
• Head of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta’s Remarks