FY 2016 – 17 MOE Budget
April 2016
Presented by: Brendon Woods, Public Defender
To zealously protect and defend the rights
of our clients through compassionate and
inspired legal representation of the highest
quality, in pursuit of a fair and unbiased
system of justice for all.
The Public Defender is the primary defense attorney
for indigent individuals
accused of crimes or
otherwise facing potential incarceration or
loss of liberty.
For these individuals,
legal representation at
public expense is
mandated by the:
› US Constitution
› CA Constitution
› County Charter
If the Public Defender has a legal or ethical
conflict of interest the case is referred to the
Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP),
which operates pursuant to a contract
administered by the County Administrator. The
Indigent Defense budget also includes
expenses for defendants represented by
CAAP.
The Public Defender provides defense services for the
following:
Defendants whose charges expose them to a
possible punishment of death
Defendants accused of felony crimes
Defendants accused of misdemeanor crimes
Minors prosecuted in juvenile delinquency court
and in adult court
Appeals in the Appellate Division of the Alameda County
Superior Court, California Court of Appeal, and California Supreme Court, in matters relating to pending litigation in the
Alameda County Superior Court
Post release community supervision (PRCS) violations
State Parolees in the Parole Reentry Court
Parole Revocation hearings
FY 2016-17 Financial Summary
2015-16
Approved Budget
2016-17
MOE Budget
Change From 2015-16
Amount %
Appropriations $36,271,953 $39,126,064 $2,854,111 7.87%
Revenues $1,210,664 $1,226,568 $15,904 1.31%
Net County Cost $35,061,289 $37,899,496 $2,838,207 8.09%
FTE - Mgmt 127.83 127.83 0.00 0.00%
FTE - Non-Mgmt 38.74 41.74 3.00 7.74%
Total FTE 166.57 169.57 3.00 1.80%
COMPONENT NCC CHANGE
Salary and Employee Benefits $2,143,177
ISF Adjustments $502,584
Increase to DS & S $208,350
Increase to Revenue $-15,904
TOTAL $2,838,207
Major Components of Net County
Cost (NCC) Change
$34,504,537
$4,451,156 $975,471 Salary & Employee
Benefits
87%
Non-Discretionary
Services & Supplies
11%
Discretionary Services
& Supplies
2%
Appropriations by Major Object
Net Appropriation: $39,126,064 Intra Fund Transfer -$805,100
Revenues by Source
$859,000
$367,568
Fund
Development,
Charges for
Services and
Other
70%
State Aid
30%
Total Revenue: $1,226,568
Indigent Defense – Combined Public Defender and Contracted Indigent Defense Services (CAAP)
2015-16 APPROVED
BUDGET
2015-16 NET COUNTY
COST
2016-17 MOE
BUDGET
2016-17 REVENUE
2016-17 NET COUNTY
COST
NET COUNTY COST CHANGE FROM 2015-16
AMOUNT %
Public Defender
$36,271,953 $35,061,289 $39,126,064 $1,226,568 $37,899,496 $2,854,111 8.09%
CAAP $6,754,106 $6,369,106 $7,376,132 $385,000 $6,991,132 $622,026 9.77%
TOTAL INDIGENT DEFENSE
$43,026,059 $41,430,395 $46,502,196 $1,611,568 $44,890,628 $3,460,233 8.35%
Case Load and Type
FY 2014-15
ACTUALS
FY 2015-16
PROJECTED
FY 2016-17
PROJECTED
FY 2016-17
PROJECTED
% OF CASES
TOTAL FILES OPENED 39,865 38,460 39,900
Felony 10,259 9,980 10,300 25.81%
Misdemeanor 22,469 22,374 23,000 57.64%
Juvenile 1,953 1,620 1,800 4.51%
Civil/Commitment 1,508 1,208 1,200 3.01%
Clean Slate 2,293 2,058 2,300 5.76%
Parole/PRCS 1,383 1,221 1,300 3.26%
*Conflicts Declared 3,786 3,775 3,800 9.52%
*Conflicts are also included in the caseload and types listed above
Attorney Workload
Currently represent
70 individuals charged with
homicides
Accepted 37 new homicide cases
Felony lawyers handle
approximately 222 cases per attorney
per year
Misdemeanor lawyers handle
approximately 462 cases per attorney
per year
18 Investigators
completed 3,816 investigations
requests
Served 1,916 subpoenas
Prior Years’ Goals
2015-16
Expand model of Holistic Defense
Improve Services to clients
Implement Vertical Representation
Improve Juvenile representation
Represent clients at arraignment
2014-15 Improve Juvenile Practice with social workers and educational advocates
Improve services to clients
Expand model of Holistic Defense
Increase community outreach efforts
Successful fund development
Expand size and use of collaborative courts
Vertical representation for Hayward Felonies
2013-14
Establish Veterans Treatment Court
Provide vertical representation to juvenile clients
Improve services to clients
Hire full-time immigration attorney
Hire additional social workers
Secure grant funding
Grant and Fund Development
$75,000 $400,000
$25,000 $250,000
Rosenberg Foundation
Supporting Immigration
Representation Initiative
Department of Justice Smart
Defense Initiative
Supporting Improving Public
Defense
The California Endowment
Supporting Proposition 47
Defense Outreach & Services
District 3 Fiscal Management
Reward Funds
Supporting Learn Your Rights
in California (LYRIC)
Secured $750,000 this year Secured $87,000 last year
Fellowships
Secured $144,119 in fellowships this year supporting 4 full-time positions
$45,000
$50,719
$48,400 Stanford
University of Southern
California
Equal Justice Works
Homeless and Caring Court:
Removes barriers by resolving minor misdemeanor
cases for the homeless and formerly homeless
Served nearly 500 clients
“I just wanted to thank you again for everything you
did for me. I just wanted to reach out to you and let
you know that you played a huge role in my life, and
for that I am grateful.”
~ Public Defender Client
Helping high-risk parolees meet their housing,
employment, educational, and drug treatment
needs
Accepted nearly 100 new high-risk parolees
Parole Reentry Court
Juvenile Girls Court:
Focused on addressing trauma, healing, and
empowerment through comprehensive case plans
that address each young woman’s unique
challenges
Represented 65 young women
Veterans Treatment Court
Mentors and treatment plans for
veterans suffering from service-
related issues
› Drug treatment
› Mental health counseling
› Job training
› Education
Success in 64% of cases that went to trial
Success in 50% of felony cases that went to trial
Success in 76% of misdemeanor cases that went to trial
Proposition 47
Since passing on November 4, 2014:
Filed over 2,100 petitions
90% of petitions granted
More than 1,500 cases waiting to
be filed
Approximately 8,000 people in community who are still eligible
All petitions must be filed by November 4, 2017
Proposition 47
We have increased the number of
petitions being filed from 45 per week
to 100 per week.
Visibility and Accessibility
LYRIC on NPR KQED Ashland Cherryland
FamFest Contra Costa County
Stand Down on the Delta
Youth Uprising 10 Year Anniversary
LYRIC Press Event at Oakland High School
Malcolm X Jazz Festival
Visibility and Accessibility
National Night Out
Reentry Expo at Santa Rita Jail
Prop 47 Bay Area Working Group
HAART Clinic Fun Day
City Hall Public Safety Meeting
DAPA/DACA America Immigration Fair
Juneteenth Festival
Prop 47 RAP Sheet Day
The Mentoring Center
Immigration and Prop 47 Forum
Improving Services to Clients
Reduced the number of cases
referred to Court Appointed Council
for Indigent Defense from 6,406 to
3,786 between 2010 and 2015
A conflict exists when we represent a
co-defendant or witness on a case, preventing us from being able to
accept a new client on the related case.
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
2010 2015
6,406
3,786
Immigration Representation Initiative
First Public Defender’s Office in California to implement Immigration Representation unit within the office
Provided immigration advice in approximately 1,700 criminal proceedings
Assisted undocumented youth in applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status based on abuse, neglect or abandonment by parents
Public Defender Program of the Year, 2016 California Public Defender’s Association
Assists clients in obtaining or improving employment opportunities and access to housing and other services
Cases handled since inception: 2,956
Motions granted since inception: 2,751
Current open cases: 1,728
Motions filed in 2015: 1,308
2014:
2015:
To date, served approximately 300 clients
Assess client needs
Provide referrals to services in lieu of incarceration
Assist with client release back into the community
Court accepted 73% of our treatment
plans in lieu of incarceration
93% of clients who received treatment
plans did not recidivate
Stanford Law School
UC Hastings Law School
USF Law School
UC Davis Law School
UC Berkeley Law School
Santa Clara Law School
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
California Public Defenders Association
In The Community
Donated more than 750 books to clients at Santa
Rita Jail
Served holiday pizza dinner
to nearly 100 youth in custody at Juvenile Hall, in
collaboration with Probation and the Public
Defender Association
Donated 235 coats, baby clothes and hygiene kits
Alameda County employees pledged
t o g e t h e r , w e m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e . t o g e t h e r , w e c h a n g e l i v e s .
Asian Pacific Fund Bay Area Black United
Fund Community Health
Charities Global Impact
Local Independent Charities
United Way of the Bay Area
EarthShare California Foundation for the Arts
in Alameda County
C o o r d i n a t e d b y t h e A l a m e d a C o u n t y P u b l i c D e f e n d e r ’ s O f f i c e
Teaching high school students their
constitutional rights
Educated 2,400 high school students
This Year’s Goals
• Increase professional development
• Upgrade infrastructure
• Uniform representation at arraignment
• Improve juvenile representation
• VERTICAL REPRESENTATION
Improve Juvenile Representation
Unclear who her attorney is
Lost in system
Pending criminal case
Drug addiction
Mental health issues
Immigration consequences
Children
Housing
Clean slate
Employment
Unrepresented at arraignment
Thank you
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