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Updated MSPD Applications (paper)

This post provides links to updated MSPD applications (English and Spanish) as well as the link to the online application.
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Missouri DOC Inmate access to online MSPD Application

Inmates in DOC now have the ability to submit an online application for a public defender. Read this post for information about this.
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Other Public Defenders Covering for Me at Court

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The Cost of Justice: The Reality of Missouri’s Public Defender Pay

This post puts Missouri’s public defender pay in perspective compared to other states.
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Public Defenseless: 428 (Dec. 2025) | How Will New Leadership Handle Missouri Public Defender’s Low Pay and the State’s Mental Health Resource Crisis w/Matthew Crowell

Public Defenseless: 428 | How Will New Leadership Handle Missouri Public Defender’s Low Pay and the State’s Mental Health Resource Crisis w/Matthew Crowell https://share.google/7JPiNBXRCLczVRzFG
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Appeal the Denial of a Public Defender

This post discusses what you can do if your application for a public defender has been denied.
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Applying for a Public Defender

This post discusses applying for a public defender.
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MSPD HDS Resources> Mental Health & Addiction Care

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Mental Health and Addiction Care resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How to> Apply for Disability

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) How to Apply for Disability resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How to> Get SNAP Benefits

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) How to Get SNAP benefits resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How to> Free Phones

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Free Phone resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How to> Section 8 Housing

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Section 8 Housing resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How to> Establish Parenthood

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) How to Establish Parenthood resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How-to > Child Support Modifications

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Child Support Modification resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS > Paternity

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Paternity resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS > How to apply for Medicaid

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Medicaid Application resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS > Getting your Social Security Card

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Geeting your Social Security Card resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How-to > Get Your Missouri Birth Certificate

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Getting your Missouri Birth Certificate resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS How-to > Get a Missouri State ID

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Getting a Missouri State ID resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS Resources > Expungement

This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Expungement resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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Public Defenders: Not on the Same Team as Prosecutor & Judge

This post addresses an issue that comes up sometimes-if my public defender is paid by the State (just like the Judge or Prosecutor or Law Enforcement) how can I be treated fairly?
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Missouri Public Defender Fee

This post discusses paying the MSPD “public defender” fee that was mentioned on your MSPD application. This is part of the “end-of-legal-representation” series of posts.
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