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Public Defenseless

Apr 27, 2022

In Philadelphia, a whopping 70% of people arrested are represented by public defenders.

 

In this episode, I speak with Keisha Hudson, the Chief Defender of the Philadelphia Defender Association.

 

She walks me through the ins and outs of the indigent defense system in Pennsylvania, and how she deals with the lack...


Apr 20, 2022

In today’s episode, I speak with Stephen Hanlon, who has been working for over 30 years to drive forward public interest law.

 

With the depth of his experience to back him up, he’ll explain how data is the key to pushing forward legislation and law suits that can help to reshape and empower public defense.

When...


Apr 13, 2022

In this special solo episode, I share some thoughts on the first 16 episodes, thoughts from my interactions with people who have reached out, and the direction the show will be going over the next few points

I wanna first thank all the people who have gone through the system who have reached out for help/advice/or to...


Apr 6, 2022

16: South Dakota Public Defense w/ Tim Rensch & Bob Pesall

 

South Dakota is like many states around the country in that there are some public defender offices in the “cities,” but the rest of the state is served through an assigned council system.

 

Today, I talk to two incredibly experienced and knowledgeable...