Imagine getting arrested, hauled into court, prosecuted, convicted, and thrown behind bars for weeks without having ever been provided a lawyer — or without even…
“Underfunding” of indigent defense services is a major factor driving mass incarceration and racial bias in the U.S. justice system, says the Brennan Center for…
Kirk Bloodsworth was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Charged with sexually assaulting and brutally killing a nine-year…
Give The New York Times credit. When it comes to exposing our indigent defense crisis, the paper keeps at it. Last month, reporters Richard Oppel,…