Advocacy. Dignity. Justice.

Eighty-five percent of adults charged with felonies in Kansas cannot afford to pay an attorney to represent them. The Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense provides defense counsel for those people in one of two ways: our public defender system or our assigned counsel program.

By supporting and elevating public defense in the State of Kansas, BIDS empowers its team to provide relentless representation and collaborative, holistic advocacy in service of client-centered outcomes.