Trick or Treat Readers! We hope you had a great week, and that your Zoom and WebEx calls were safe from the Bandwidth Ghost.
Tip of the Week
Immigration Consultations
Did you know that IDS has made immigration consultants available to all defenders who have been appointed indigent clients? That means all of your juvenile clients! This may be especially helpful to determine if your client may be eligible for some type of immigration relief since s/he is a juvenile. Simply go to the IDS website to access the form here. You may want to print out the printable version and put it in your case file to fill out when you meet your client and then upload the information when you get back to the office.
Thank you to everyone who attended our “haunted” CLE, Probation and Post Supervision. While we did not anticipate the WebEx issues, we do have some great tips to share from our WebEx admin:
If you do not have a @NCCOURTS.ORG email domain, next time you go to WebEx, just click Join Meeting. Do not click Sign-In but rather just follow the prompts as they appear. If it asks for a meeting number, it is located in your registration approval email.
Remember that some applications delete this email if you add it to your calendar, which is also a direct link to the meeting and all you’ll need is the password.
We appreciate your patience while these WebEx kinks get worked out in court and for everything else!
Resources
What exactly is a YDC or Detention Center?: This YouTube video explains what Detention Centers and Youth Development Centers (YDC) are, the differences and what attorneys, parents, and youth can expect if their adjudication includes a stay in either. Please watch this short video created by NC DPS.
North Carolina Department of Public Safety Juvenile Justice Section will begin using a new risk and needs assessment instrument beginning January 1, 2021. This new tool is called the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI). DJJ is offering virtual Q&A’s on the new tool to assist with the use when it launches. Please click here to see times to sign up for a session, REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY!
Public Defenders and Assistant Public Defenders, check out this grant information to assist with law school debt. The JRJ grant is a loan assistance program. The federal John R. Justice (JRJ) grant is available for prosecutors and public defenders most in need of assistance with heavy law school debt load. The JRJ grant is a loan repayment assistance program. Selections will be made by the NC LEAF Board on Friday, December 4 at 10 AM. Applications are due November 13 and the process is not onerous. The key factor is making the required three-year commitment to remain in the job or face repayment of funds provided by the US government. All the information is available on their website https://ncleaf.org/
October 15-16, NJDC held their 2020 Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit. Filled with presentations, resources and conversation, NJDC has released some of their resources from the program for your viewing and saving. Some sessions and resources require a password, so make sure you’re registered, but click here to check out what you missed!
The Public Defender Education group at the School of Government is happy to announce the release of the 2020 edition of the North Carolina Defender Manual, Volume Two, Trial, by Julie Lewis and John Rubin. The manual focuses on criminal procedure at the trial stage and includes chapters researched and written from 2018 to 2020. The manual is intended to be a resource for trial-level criminal defense attorneys; however, others who work in North Carolina’s criminal courts may find it useful. Click here if you are interested in purchasing a hard copy. The manual is also available for viewing online at no charge as a part of the Indigent Defense Manual Series.
We hope you find some great -information this week and have a safe, fun, and scary Halloween! Eat plenty of Snickers for us!
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