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S2 E10 Meet The Defenders Part II

Legally Unfiltered

English - July 03, 2019 18:50 - 22 minutes - 31 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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When the public needs defending, who pays for it? The public? The answer might just surprise you...
If you think being a public defender is tough, try managing the budget for a public defender's office. Shrinking funding combined with increasing workloads demands that new solutions be found. In this episode of Legally Unfiltered, East Baton Rouge District Defender Mike Mitchell and Deputy Defender Lindsay Blouin talk to your hosts, Franz N. Borghardt and Richard Sprinkle about the challenges of ensuring that everyone gets access to justice. Check it out, and let us know your thoughts. We want to hear from you.