Budget cuts to public defender programs

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Budget cuts to public defender programs

Postby Anonymous User » Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:53 pm

FYI for those who want to be a public defender:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/us/pu ... d=all&_r=0
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Re: Budget cuts to public defender programs

Postby 09042014 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:54 pm

Does anyone doubt we could find fed public defenders if we paid 10 dollars a billed hour? So lets do that.
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Re: Budget cuts to public defender programs

Postby Holly Golightly » Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:58 pm

Lovely, considering how ridiculously under-funded PD offices already are.
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Re: Budget cuts to public defender programs

Postby haus » Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:43 pm

Perhaps the government will simply create a customized version of a magic 8 ball, with public defender phrases. Everyone accused of a serious crime can be granted 30 minutes with the magic 8 ball prior to their trial, and allowed to hold on to the magic 8 ball for the duration of the trial.

Think of the savings...
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Re: Budget cuts to public defender programs

Postby seatown12 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:17 pm

Desert Fox wrote:Does anyone doubt we could find fed public defenders if we paid 10 dollars a billed hour? So lets do that.

Better plan: end drug prohibition, funnel billions in prison industrial complex savings to FPDs and other critically necessary yet critically underfunded federal programs
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