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COLLIN GEISELMAN has been nominated by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to become the state's next public defender. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

McKee nominates Geiselman to be next R.I. public defender

PROVIDENCE – Collin Geiselman, who has served as the state’s assistant public defender for two decades and also since 2015 as the state’s chief...
A STUDY CALLED The Rhode Island Project concluded that the Rhode Island Public Defender Office is understaffed by an estimated 87 full time equivalent employees. / COURTESY BLUMSHAPIRO

Report: R.I. Public Defender office significantly understaffed

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Defender system currently employs 49 public defenders but its workload requires a 136-person, full-time-equivalent workforce, according to The Rhode...
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