Expert Services
We provide technical assistance that is tailored to the unique needs and requests in each jurisdiction. This ranges from staffing government task forces, to holding confidential one-on-one meetings, to testifying before legislatures when asked. We also educate the public through speaking engagements, our Pleading the Sixth blog, and sharing what we know about the right to counsel so you can help fix the issue.
Government Technical Assistance
Speaking Engagements
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April 15, 2016
Tennessee Supreme Court, Indigent Representation Task Force Nashville, Tennessee
In order to guarantee that the indigent representation system in Tennessee is addressing the needs of its recipients as well as benefiting the taxpayers of Tennessee, the Task Force is reviewing the current indigent representation system. 6AC Executive Director David Carroll testifies at the Task Force meeting, as they begin this important evaluative work.
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June 2, 2015
Idaho Legislative Interim Committee on Indigent Defense Boise, Idaho
David Carroll addresses “Liberty vs. Tyranny: The Right to Counsel, and Our Uniquely American Adversarial System of Justice.”
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April 14, 2015
Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Lansing, Michigan
David Carroll discusses “Implementing Act 93: Michigan Indigent Defense Commission.”
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December 4, 2014
Nevada Supreme Court Las Vegas, Nevada
David Carroll provides testimony before the Nevada Supreme Court on the abolition of flat-fee contracts for public defense representation.
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September 17, 2014
Indiana Public Defender Commission Indianapolis, Indiana
David Carroll discusses “Measuring the Right to Counsel in Indiana."
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March 3, 2014
Mississippi Supreme Court Task Force on Indigent Defense Jackson, Mississippi
David Carroll, along with Mississippi State Public Defender Leslie Lee, presents “The Right to Counsel in Mississippi: Findings & Recommendations.”
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February 20, 2016
University of Georgia School of Law, 11th Annual Working in the Public Interest Law Conference Athens, Georgia
Phyllis Mann joins a panel discussion on representation of defendants in misdemeanor offenses. Also on the panel are David Singleton, Executive Director of the Ohio Justice & Policy Center, and Gerry Weber, Senior Staff Counsel at Southern Center for Human Rights. UGA’s Associate Professor and Director of Civil Clinics Alex Scherr moderates the discussion.
February 6, 2016
American Bar Association, Annual Summit on Indigent Defense San Diego, California
6AC Board Chair David Meyer speaks at the summit.
November 10, 2015
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Right to Counsel National Campaign Inaugural Meeting Washington, D.C.
Jon Mosher moderates a panel discussion on “Immediate Challenges to the Right to Counsel.” He is joined on the panel by: Judge Tom Boyd from the Michigan District Court bench; Chief Justice James Hardesty of the Nevada Supreme Court; and Senator Rodney Ellis of Texas.
November 5, 2015
Charles Koch Institute, Advancing Justice: An Agenda for Human Dignity and Public Safety New Orleans, Louisiana
Phyllis Mann moderates a panel discussion on “Justice Delivered: Protecting Liberty and Gideon’s Legacy.” Fellow panelists are: Norman Reimer, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Doug Colbert, University of Maryland Carey School of Law; Jonathan Rapping, Gideon’s Promise; Kim Ball, U.S. Department of Justice; and Rick Jones, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem.
October 26, 2015
KVNU, For The People Logan, Utah
David Carroll is interviewed by Jason Williams about the 6AC report on Utah’s trial-level indigent defense services, The Right to Counsel in Utah: An Assessment of Trial-Level Indigent Defense Services.
September 16, 2015
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Criminal justice issues that disproportionately harm poor people, such as wrongful convictions and over-incarceration, cannot be fixed if indigent defendants are given attorneys who do not have the time, resources, or qualifications, to be a constitutional check on government. Yet, investment in improving indigent defense services remains largely neglected. The Sixth Amendment Center is the only nonprofit organization in the country that exclusively examines, uncovers, and helps fix the root of the indigent defense crisis in which inequality is perpetuated because poor defendants do not get a fair fight.
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