Research & Reports

The Department of Justice has funded and authored a variety of studies and reports relevant to public defense. Links to recent reports are included below. This library of publications will be updated on an ongoing basis. For requests or more information on any of the publications, please contact Senior Counsel Nikhil Ramnaney.

• Survey of Public Defenders (SPD) Report (October 2024) | DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Gideon at 60: A Snapshot on State Public Defense Systems and Paths to System Reform (November 2023)
• Report and Recommendations Concerning Access to Counsel at the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Pretrial Facilities (PDF) (July 2023)
• Review of the Aurora, Colorado Municipal Public Defense System (PDF) (September 2021)
• Public Defense | DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Indigent Defense | National Institute of Justice | DOJ Office of Justice Programs
• Sixth Amendment Training and Technical Assistance Initiative Indigent Defense Publication Library | DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance