Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
Reporting on the latest data, OPB details that Oregon’s public defense system’s stress has had long-lasting implications, as it has one-third of the attorneys the state news to “adequately represent criminal defendants.”. Those standards are expected to be released in May, replacing metrics that have been in place for decades.
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