• Episode 1: Triage

  • Nov 6 2019
  • Length: 26 mins
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Episode 1: Triage

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  • Can an attorney handle more than 100 criminal cases at a time? That's the reality for a public defender like Jeff Esparza, who represents defendants unable to afford their own lawyers in Kansas City. The public defender system in Missouri--and across the nation--is underfunded, understaffed and overworked. Attorneys say their clients are slipping through the cracks. The system fails people like Kevin Shepard, who sat in jail for months before ever meeting his overworked public... PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Public defenders truly need more help in their iff

This podcast shines the light on the how the public defender office is horrible. The defense attorneys carry a load of like 100 clients at any time. They triage the clients the day of. More money needs to be given by the government to help the public defenders to help a client for a real defense. 6th amendment

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