National Public Defense Workload Study Webpage is Coming Soon

The Deason Center NPDWS webpage will go live June 29th, 2026

The National Public Defense Workload Study (NPDWS) serves as the national standard to accurately measure caseloads for public defenders. The NPDWS has been used nationwide to challenge excessive caseloads, demand resources and win court rulings to more effectively manage workload. 

The Deason Center's NPDWS webpage will provide public defenders with a step-by-step guide to calculate attorney staffing needs using real caseload data. 

The NPDWS is already shaping how courts, policymakers and public defenders evaluate caseloads and the Deason Center’s NPDWS webpage will make this invaluable tool more accessible to the people who need it most.

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