Community Defender Division of the DC Public Defender Service
Who We Are
The Community Defender Division provides services through the implementation of three programs: (1) the Juvenile Services Program represents children at institutional disciplinary hearings at the District's youth detention centers and works with community organizations to develop re-entry programs that address the special needs of children; (2) the Institutional Services Program serves as the PDS' liaison to the US Bureau of Prisons, provides legal information to DC Code offenders who are in custody, and also monitors the conditions of their incarceration; and (3) the Community Reentry Program responds to the legal and social service needs of previously incarcerated persons by assisting them in making a successful transition back into the community. Special consideration and priority is given to returning DC Code offenders who are not being served by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA). Each program is enhanced through the work of law students who have been trained and are supervised by PDS attorneys.
Choose ONE of the following ways to get help:
To contact this group, call (202) 824-2801
Monday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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To contact this group, visit its office at
680 Rhode Island Avenue, N.E.
Suite H-5
Monday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cross Streets:
4th and Rhode Island Avenue, N.E.
Directions:
The CDD Office is one block away from the Rhode Island Avenue, N.E. Metro Station (Red Line) and is located on the second floor of the Rhode Island Avenue Shopping Center.
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
Who We Serve
See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve.
Area(s) Served:
All State
Interpreters can be provided for: If a person in need of our assistance requires an interpreter, we will identify or hire someone to help us communicate with that potential client.
Wheelchair Accessible Y
Access for the deaf: If a person in need of our assistance is deaf, we will identify or hire an interpreter to help us communicate with that potential client.
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