NCJ Number
43671
Date Published
1977
Length
485 pages
Annotation
HEARINGS WERE HELD ON A BILL TO REAUTHORIZE THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS SO THAT IT CAN REACH ITS GOAL OF TWO ATTORNEYS PER 100,000 POOR PERSONS; CORPORATION STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE HEARINGS REPORT CONTAINS A REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978 OF $217,053,000, IN CONTRAST TO THE 1977 APPROPRIATION OF $125,000,000. A BREAKDOWN OF BUDGET ITEMS, A PROPOSAL FOR EXPANSION OF LEGAL SERVICES INTO UNSERVED AREAS, AND A STATEMENT OF NEED ARE INCLUDED. WITNESSES SUPPORTED THE NEED FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR.