Only state that spends less on indigent defense is Mississippi

By: Allison Retka October 23, 2009

The latest independent study of Missouri's public defender system reaffirmed its overloaded status and declared Missouri's indigent defense options are "headed for disaster." The report, released Friday morning, also suggested defenders are using stricter standards for indigent defense as a "backdoor method" to limit their caseloads. For example, a defender who decides a poor person isn't ...

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Defenders study guarantees failure

Only state that spends less on indigent defense is Mississippi

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