103: How Public Defense is Failing in the West w/Emily Hamer
Far too often, the injustices of our legal system go without media attention. This is exceptionally true when it comes to media coverage of the failings of Public Defense. Thankfully, there are a few intrepid investigative reports trying to bring to light the Public Defender Crisis. Today, I spoke with Emily Hamer, Investigative Reporter for Lee Enterprises' Pubic Service Journalism, to discuss her coverage of the Public Defender crisis in Western States in the seven part series "Broken Defense". As is so often the case, the severe limitations of Public Defender data collection make it so we…
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