Saturday, April 8, 2006
Missouri Ranks 47th in Indigent Defense Spending
According to a report funded by the Missouri Bar Association, the state's public defender system is in crisis. The Missourian reports that the average caseload per defender is 298, while state funding has been stagnant for five years. This has resulted in a 100% attrition rate over the same five years.
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