145: What Led to the Unionization of Maryland Public Defense w/Edie Fortuna and Jose Teneza

Public Defenseless · Aug 8, 2023 · 1h 24m

Crushing workloads. High Turnover Rates. Low Pay. This is not the first time these topics have been brought up on the show, but today, Hunter spoke with two Maryland Public Defenders, Edie Fortuna and Jose Teneza, to discuss how those factors drove the Public Defenders to unionize.

Guests:

Edie Fortuna, Assistant Public Defender, Maryland

Jose Teneza, Assistant Public Defender, Maryland

Resources:

Prepare Parole Maryland

https://prepare-parole.org/

Maryland Public Defender

https://www.opd.state.md.us/

Annual Reports

https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/61pubdr.html

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