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Rural California's Public Defense Crisis: Justice for Sale to the Lowest Bidder

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Source: CalMatters
Rural California's Public Defense Crisis: Justice for Sale to the Lowest Bidder
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The article exposes how flat-fee contracts with private law firms like Fitzgerald, Alvarez and Ciummo undermine the quality of public defense in rural California, leading to inadequate legal representation for the poor, increased wrongful convictions, and a system that favors cost-cutting over justice, with little oversight or funding from the state.

Topics:nation#california#criminal-justice-reform#flat-fee-contracts#inequity#investigation#public-defense
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  1. The WalMart of public defense: How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural California  CalMatters
  2. California neglects constitutional duty to defend poor people | Opinion  Sacramento Bee
  3. How justice gets sold to the lowest bidder in rural CA  CalMatters

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