Reports

Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2023- Annual Report
 


Parents Representation Program

1999 Cost of Defense and Children’s Representation in Dependency and Termination Cases

2012 -Evaluation of the impact of enhanced parental legal representation on the timing of permanency outcomes for children in foster care

2011-Follow Up to Parents Representation Program Case Resolution Study
 


Personal Restraint Petition Representation

As directed by the Washington Legislature, the Office of Public Defense reports on its implementation of SB 5046. This report identifies systemic barriers and recommends reforms to improve access to justice through the personal restraint petition (PRP) process.

SB 5046 implementation report
 


Status Report on Public Defense in Washington State

The Status Report discusses recent trends in criminal public defense services, highlights annual accomplishments of OPD's Defense Improvement Program, and lists counties' cities' statistics relating to public defense services.

2024 Status Report - City

2023 Status Report - City

2022 Status Report - City 

2021 Status Report - City

2020 Status Report - City

2024 Status Report - County

2023 Status Report - County

2022 Status Report - County

2021 Status Report - County

2020 Status Report - County

2019 Status Report

2018 Status Report

2017 Status Report

2016 Status Report
 


Criteria and Standards for Determining and Verifying Indigency

2014 Determining and Verifying Indigency for Public Defense
 


RCW 71.09

2023 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program

2022 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program

2021 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program

2020 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program

2019 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program

2018 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program
 


Additional OPD reports are available at the Washington State Digital Archives. 
Record Series: "Publications, State Government Agencies"
Title: "Public Defense, Office of"
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