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: Dispatches from the Culture WarsHentoff on Collapse of Public Defender System
By Ed Brayton
Nat Hentoff calls attention to a serious problem that is undermining the legitimacy of the justice system all over the country: cash-strapped public defender agencies not being able to provide legal representation to clients, thus depriving them of a legal defense and a fair trial. He writes:
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