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Guess how many public defenders the entire state of Mississippi has. (hexbear.net)

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Video - Mississippi's public defender system in crisis as some wait years for court-appointed lawyer

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't wish to pigeonhole people, but public defenders whom I've met have had parents able to pay for their tuition.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I mean that make sense, everybody else who wants to be a public defender probably can't even consider it a viable option due to the finances

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Think of it like an underpaid internship. You get experience and eventually you can build up a private defense practice while still getting referrals from the public defender office.