Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. . Similarly, The Guardian uncovered in 2016 that years of drastic budget cuts have created “bottomless caseloads” for public defenders across the country, particularly in Kentucky and Missouri.
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