Mississippi Courts Must Produce Public Defense Plans. Here’s Why.
Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 07.02.2025 The state Supreme Court wants to know how local courts provide lawyers, if any, to ...
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Mississippi Makes Move Toward State-Funded Public Defenders
Under the shadow of a rushed and unusually chaotic budget process last month, Mississippi legislators approved nearly $700,000 for a ...
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How 1,200 Kids in Cuyahoga County Had Attorneys Lacking Qualifications
More than 1,200 children accused of serious crimes in Cuyahoga County since 2020 were defended by court-appointed lawyers who lacked ...
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Why Mississippi Nixed Fixing Its Broken Public Defense System
A little over a year ago, Michael Ardizone complained to jail officials in Pike County, Mississippi, that he’d been locked ...
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