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The Arkansas Equal Justice Watch: JEFFERSON COUNTY
Information is provided below about key population data and free civil legal aid service in your area. The Legal Aid Profile below states how many people in the county are living at or below the 125% Poverty Level and how many cases the free legal provider handled in the county in 2008. Additional information shows the critical need for legislative support of legal aid in this area.
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Legislator Information
Rep. Stephanie Flowers email | profile
Rep. Toni Bradford email | profile
Rep. David Rainey email | profile
Rep. Allen Maxwell email | profile
Rep. James L. Word email | profile
Sen. Hank Wilkins, IV email | profile
Sen. Jerry Taylor email | profile
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| POPULATION PROFILE: |
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LEGAL AID PROFILE: |
Population: |
84,300 |
Poverty Level Population: |
20,802 |
| Population without HS Diploma: |
13,377 |
Legal Aid Cases: |
357 |
Disabled Population: |
18,533 |
# of cases per 1,000 living in Poverty:
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17 |
Divorced Population: |
8,342 |
Foreclosures in 2008: |
173* |
Type of Cases:
- Family Law (179)
- Housing (73)
- Wills/Estates/Other (36)
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| Bankruptcies: |
3,793** |
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- *This is a 54% increase from 2007.
- **3,793 (cases pending in October 2008 for the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, and Lincoln)
- 1/2 of all applicants had to be turned away from legal aid due to lack of funding.
- 1 in 4 residents of Jefferson County qualify for free legal aid.
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