HARTFORD A months long investigation into the state's chief public defender following complaints by two staff members was able to substantiate several of the allegations and "revealed serious, specific concerns" but did not amount of discrimination, harassment or an illegal hostile work environme
HARTFORD A months long investigation into the state's chief public defender following complaints by two staff members was able to substantiate several of the allegations and "revealed serious, specific concerns" but did not amount of discrimination, harassment or an illegal hostile work environme
TaShun Bowden-Lewis, who officially began her job on Friday overseeing the Division of Public Defender Services, said she hopes to provide minority clients with a greater sense of trust in the state's criminal justice system.
For the first time, a Black woman has been appointed as Connecticut’s chief public defender. TaShun Bowden-Lewis officially began her job on Friday in the Division of Public Defender Services. She tells The Hartford Courant that she hopes to provide minority clients with a greater sense of trust in the state’s criminal justice system. She says she wants clients and families to understand her office is “in the trenches with them.” Bowden-Lewis was appointed in late May by the Public Defender Services Commission. The division represents clients in more than 100,000 criminal, child protection, delinquency defense, and family support cases annually.