This week we are featuring our first ever Patron picked episode! Thank you Katy Bjorkman, you lovely Dream Maker, for this week's topic! We start by telling the story of serial killer Jake Bird, and then shift into an explanation on inadequate legal representation. We cover three facets that contribute to the issue; lack of funding, lack of ethical standards, and racial biases & discrimination.

Sources

http://courts.mrsc.org/supreme/031wn2d/031wn2d0777.htm

https://www.historylink.org/File/7971

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Bird

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bird-jake.htm

https://www.aclu.org/other/inadequate-representation

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/death-penalty-representation

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/death-penalty-representation/law-regarding-capital-representation

https://innocenceproject.org/causes/inadequate-defense/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/27977409

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/76th2011/ExhibitDocument/OpenExhibitDocument?exhibitId=17686&fileDownloadName=h041211ab501_pescetta.pdf

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/594244-its-time-for-congress-to-step-up-funding-for-the-legal-services/

https://www.aclu.org/other/race-and-death-penalty

https://www.bamsl.org/?pg=LegalAid