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How Do Mississippi Courts Provide Lawyers for Poor Clients? They Won't Say
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-do-mississippi-courts-provide-lawyers-for-poor-clients-they-wont-say.
That suggests that poor defendants will remain deprived of meaningful legal assistance as they wait months or years often in jail...
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The Daily Journal, The Marshall Project and ProPublica found that many courts are not prepared to implement that rule either. That suggests that poor defendants will remain deprived of meaningful legal assistance as they wait months or years, often in jail, for prosecutors to decide whether to pursue felony charges.
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-do-mississippi-courts-provide-lawyers-for-poor-clients-they-wont-say.
That suggests that poor defendants will remain deprived of meaningful legal assistance as they wait months or years often in jail...
Check more stories related to society at: https://hackernoon.com/c/society.
You can also check exclusive content about #society, #judicial-system, #mississipi, #public-defense-in-usa, #criminal-justice, #journalism, #right-to-counsel, #propublica, and more.
This story was written by: @propublica. Learn more about this writer by checking @propublica's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
The Daily Journal, The Marshall Project and ProPublica found that many courts are not prepared to implement that rule either. That suggests that poor defendants will remain deprived of meaningful legal assistance as they wait months or years, often in jail, for prosecutors to decide whether to pursue felony charges.