07: The Power of Creating an Independent Public Defense System w/Ben Baur
Today, I speak with Bennet Baur, the Chief Public Defender of New Mexico.
With the power of the people behind them, Ben Baur and the New Mexico Public Defenders were able to find independence and fight for desperately needed reforms.
Yet a decade after gaining independence, the Law Offices of the Public Defender can handle only one-third of the cases they carry.
This week, join us as we uncover what is going right, what is going wrong, and how our community is put in danger because of a lack of public defense funding.
Bennet Baur is a wonderful example of what happens when a public defender…
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