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NAPD regularly features writings from public defender members as they respond to relevant events, consider policy questions, summarize relevant case law, or appear as guests on podcasts. The blog posts reflect the diverse perspectives of the national public defense community and do not reflect any formal positions by NAPD. Read them below!

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

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hunter.parnell
February 21, 2023
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between a third and a half of indigent people accused of a crime, they will be given either an assigned or contract Public Defender

Author
hunter.parnell
February 21, 2023
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the only holistic public defender office in the state of Kansas dedicated to representing only misdemeanor clients.

Author
hunter.parnell
February 8, 2023
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Hunter spoke with Diane Lozano, the Wyoming State Public Defender

Author
hunter.parnell
February 6, 2023
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Want to ENJOY Gideon’s 60th? Throw a Concert for Indigent Defense!

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stephen.saloom
February 6, 2023
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For decades, activists, scholars, and attorneys decried the state of public defense in New York

Author
hunter.parnell
January 30, 2023
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Today on the show, Hunter spoke with Michael Smith

Author
hunter.parnell
January 25, 2023
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…empower regular people with the knowledge necessary to push back against the overreach of the state via police and prosecutors

Author
hunter.parnell
January 19, 2023
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Today, Hunter spoke with Felipe Gonzalez, a felony public defender in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Author
hunter.parnell
January 19, 2023