News & Commentary about Indigent Defense
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Mar 15, 2013
"You Have the Right to an Attorney..." We All Know the Hollywood Version, But What's the Real Story?
Sep 4, 2012
Hitting Two Birds with One Stone: Strategies for Addressing the Indigent Defense Crisis and Overincarceration
Jul 25, 2012
One Giant Step for Michigan: Indigent Defense Reform is Around the Corner
Oct 7, 2011
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
May 31, 2011
Michigan鈥檚 Crumbling Public Defense System Continues to Lock Up Innocent People
Jul 2, 2010
House Democrats Vote to Strengthen Legal Services for the Poor
Oct 27, 2009
Equal Access to Justice for the Poor