Broken Defense, a seven-part series exposes the depths of the indigent defense crisis in western states
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February 7, 2023
Broken Defense, a seven-part series exposes the depths of the indigent defense crisis in western states
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February 1, 2023
Lake County Report is the third strike against California’s deficient indigent defense systems
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January 4, 2023
Mississippi’s “dead zone” highlights the urgent need for state-level reforms
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December 14, 2022
New Mexico’s independent state commission is a “complete game changer”
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November 29, 2022
Judges’ removal of Champaign County public defender sets off alarms in Illinois
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October 27, 2022
Michigan is ripe for another giant leap toward fulfilling its right to counsel obligations
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October 25, 2022
New report exposes systemic deficiencies in New Hampshire’s administration and oversight of indigent defense representation
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February 24, 2022
2021 Year in Review
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June 8, 2021
The State of Illinois defaults on its constitutional right to counsel obligation
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January 12, 2021
2020 Year in Review
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September 24, 2020
California’s lack of oversight adds to Santa Cruz County’s indigent defense woes
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Criminal justice issues that disproportionately harm poor people, such as wrongful convictions and over-incarceration, cannot be fixed if indigent defendants are given attorneys who do not have the time, resources, or qualifications, to be a constitutional check on government. Yet, investment in improving indigent defense services remains largely neglected. The Sixth Amendment Center is the only nonprofit organization in the country that exclusively examines, uncovers, and helps fix the root of the indigent defense crisis in which inequality is perpetuated because poor defendants do not get a fair fight.
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