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2. #11: More government funding of public defenders.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 10:36 AM

Sep 2012

Many inmates are in prison due to substandard legal representation. Even when bright law graduates go into the public defenders office, their funding is cut by Congress, forcing many attorneys to leave as they can't pay their bills on their salaries.

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10 ways to reduce our out of control prison population [View all] xchrom Sep 2012 OP

Great article. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #1

#11: More government funding of public defenders. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #2

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