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Language Access in Pennsylvania Courts

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January 21, 2016

Pennsylvania courts have seen substantial increases in language interpreter requests over the past few years, with more than 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s population identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as Limited English Proficient, or LEP. Data highlighted in the graphic is representative of a sampling of small, medium and large counties. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts is working with counties to track interpreter requests through a new Language Access Data Collection system, and it anticipates more comprehensive county-by-county data will be available by the end of 2016. Recently, Pennsylvania’s legislature appropriated, with the governor’s support, funds for a state program to address the increased need for interpreters.

 

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