As a courtesy to the North Carolina Post-Conviction Review Commission (formerly the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission), we have posted the following press release for your information: Click here to read the press release.

July 7, 2026 Today, Governor Josh Stein signed the 2026 State Appropriations Act into law. The new budget provides the Office of Indigent Defense Services with additional funding for the Private Assigned Counsel (PAC) Fund. IDS fiscal and research staff are assessing agency budget numbers and trends in demand so that the Commission can determine […]

The Commission on Indigent Defense Services is seeking a new Executive Director for the Office of Indigent Defense Services following the announcement by the current Executive Director, Mary Pollard, that she will retire in August. The Commission deeply appreciates Director Pollard’s leadership and service. The ideal candidate will have both the skills and the vision […]

The Office of Indigent Defense Services will be CLOSED on Friday, July 3,in Observance of Independence Day. Happy Fourth of July!

The latest North Carolina Bar Association blog post features a student intern and his mentor from Defender District 17 (Alamance County). The blog post was titled, “Planting Seeds in the Desert: Interviews with Legal Oasis Interns” and was written by Mr. James “Jimbo” Perry. Click HERE to read the post.

The 2026 Honoring Juneteenth in Our Courts event was hosted for a fourth year by NCCU’s The Justice Institute, the North Carolina Association of Public Defenders, the George H. White Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ® Alpha Zeta Omega Chapter of Durham. Performances were given […]