Why embattled public defenders ‘welcome’ lawsuits against them
It is the duty of a public defender’s office to defend people in court, but it’s becoming increasingly common for these offices to have to defend themselves.
In fact, with public defense offices overworked and underpaid to the point of a “national crisis,” according to a former US attorney general, they are finding an unlikely ally in their efforts to gain the budgets and staffing necessary: the people who are suing them…
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