Joe was a homeless man who kept being picked up for trespassing at Crown Center, where he would sleep in a box on a corner in that area. Joe had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, but wasn’t medication compliant. He wasn’t engaged with any community-based behavioral health center except to go to Swope Health Services once…
The Municipal Court Defense Unit of Legal Aid began representing Mary in April. Mary had a driving while suspended case as well as several other driving charges. Her Legal Aid attorney advised Mary on how to get back her driver’s license and she followed the instructions. Due to Mary’s hard work and her attorney’s advocacy,…
Sara, a 24 year old woman, had been struggling with mental illness since her teens. Her struggle with mental illness had caused her to be brought in to police custody on criminal charges. While in custody a Legal Aid attorney met with Sara and believed she was displaying signs of mental illness. The attorney presented…
