How to Include the Formerly Incarcerated in Public Defense w Anthony Graves

After spending 18 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Anthony Graves hopes he can start a movement of getting more people with experience with the legal system involved in Public Defense. As the Director of Community […]

Hunter spoke with the newest Chief Public Defender for the State of Maryland, Natasha Dartigue.

Today, Hunter spoke with the newest Chief Public Defender for the State of Maryland, Natasha Dartigue. Throughout her career, Natasha worked in every imaginable part of the Maryland Public Defender system. As such, she is acutely aware of the strength, […]

Normally in criminal law, intent matters. …Then came the felony murder law.

Normally in criminal law, intent matters. The intent of a person is one of the most critical features in determining how we will punish someone for a crime they committed. Then came the felony murder law. As a result of […]

between a third and a half of indigent people accused of a crime, they will be given either an assigned or contract Public Defender

For somewhere between a third and a half of indigent people accused of a crime, they will be given either an assigned or contract Public Defender. Today’s guest, Professor Eve Primus, argues that we must move away from that contract […]

For some reason, people forget that long before New York or Illinois ended cash bail, New Jersey successfully eliminated cash bail.

For some reason, people forget that long before New York or Illinois ended cash bail, New Jersey successfully eliminated cash bail. As Joseph Krakora shares on today’s episode, that initiative came, in part, because Public Defense was valued enough by […]

the only holistic public defender office in the state of Kansas dedicated to representing only misdemeanor clients.

When we think of zealous Public Defense, we often think of triumphant victories in the court room, but today’s guest wants Public Defenders to realize their greatest victories must come outside of the court room. Joining Hunter today once again […]

Want to ENJOY Gideon’s 60th? Throw a Concert for Indigent Defense!

Want to have a great time with your friends, fellow defenders and other justice and music lovers to celebrate Gideon’s 60th on the weekend of March 18?   Throw a Concert for Indigent Defense!     Just go to the Gideon @ 60 […]

Hunter spoke with Diane Lozano, the Wyoming State Public Defender

Today, Hunter spoke with Diane Lozano, the Wyoming State Public Defender, to discuss how she’s been able to secure support for Public Defense in the challenge political landscape of Wyoming. With more than a decade at the helm of the […]

For decades, activists, scholars, and attorneys decried the state of public defense in New York

For decades, activists, scholars, and attorneys decried the state of public defense in New York. Report after report uncovered a broken system that underpaid public defenders and contact attorneys alike as the state shirked its responsibility to adequately support the […]

Today on the show, Hunter spoke with Michael Smith

Today on the show, Hunter spoke with Michael Smith, an Assistant Public Defender in Chattooga County, Georgia, to talk about the unique challenges he faces as a rural public defender. After college and law school took him away from his […]