Tori Cutcher

Day in the life of Cochise County Public Defender Joy Kemp

All StoriesTori Cutcher04/25/20180

It’s a relatively quiet Friday afternoon for Joy Kemp, deputy public defender for Cochise County. With no court hearings to attend and no client meetings, she tucks herself away in her Sierra Vista office. There’s still plenty of work to be done. Her email inbox has fallen a bit behind. Next, it’s researching and preparing…

Cochise County juvenile drug court program going strong

All StoriesTori Cutcher03/21/20180

Juvenile drug courts, once employed statewide to give youthful offenders a second chance, are now few and far between. Cochise County Superior Court is one of the few exceptions. According to azcourts.gov, out of the 11 county courts in Southern Arizona, less than half have juvenile drug court programs. “Cochise County has decided that…