The resources on this page will lead you to other sites, including organizations dedicated to indigent defense, legal services organizations, and helpful information for research.

Washington Government

These links lead to governments sites commonly used in practice.  They are helpful in finding information on a variety of issues relating to your cases.

• Washington State Government
• Washington State Courts
• Washington Office of Public Defense (OPD)
• Washington State Legislature
• Washington Department of Health and Social Services
• Washington Department of Corrections (DOC)
• Washington Department of Licensing (DOL)
• Washington State Bar Association Committee on Public Defense (CPD)

Organizations and Legal Services

These links lead to organizations and law offices that share similar mission to WDA.  They are especially helpful when you are looking for an organization that specializes in a particular area of services.

• Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL)
• Washington Death Penalty Assistance Center
• National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
• ACLU of Washington
• Northwest Justice Project
• Columbia Legal Services
• Team Child
• Center for Justice

Resources

These resources are primarly free sites where you can access cases and legislation.  Use these links to help with your legal research.

• United States Constitution
• Washington Constitution
• Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Washington Courts
• Washington State Case Law
• Washington State Court Forms
• Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Manual
• Rules of Professional Conduct

Children's Representation Project/Dependency

These are links that are related to the issues of dependency and children's represenation in dependency actions.  For more information, go to the Children's Representation page on our site.

• University of Washington Court Improvement Training Academy

• DSHS Children's Administration Frequently Asked Questions

• Independence for Foster Youth Web Site

• Team Child

• DSHS Children's Administration Home Page

Immigration

These are links to organizations that focus on issues relating to non-citizens.  For more information, go to the WDAIP page on our site.

• National Immigration Law Center
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• ACLU Immigration Rights Project
• Northwest Immigration Rights Project
• ILRC: Immigration Legal Resource Center
• Immigrant Justice Network
• MPI's 2008 Update of ACS Data Tool: Demographic Fact Sheet
  

DUI Related Material

These are links to organizations and information related to DUI.  Use these links to learn more about DUI related issues.

• Washington Traffic Safety Commission
• Washington DUI Center

Death Penalty

These are links related to those opposed to the death penalty.  Visit these pages to learn more about the death penalty and how you can get involved in abolishing it in Washington state and the nation.

• The Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
• Washington Death Penalty Assistance Center
• Death Penalty Information Center
• Amnesty International Death Penalty Project
• National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Forensic, Eyewitness and Other Reform Sites

These are links related to sites that are committed to reforming and improving evidence that leads to unlawful convictions. 

• Just Science
• The Innocence Project
• Gary Wells' Identification Reform Site
• National Academy of Sciences

Three Strikes Reform

These are sites that provide information on reforming Washington's Three Strikes law

• Fix Washington's 3-Strikes Law
• Justice Works!
  

Please contact WDA to report a link that is no longer working or to add a link by email at wda@defensenet.org or phone at (206) 623-4321.