Georgia Budget Cuts Threaten Prisoners’ Ability To Challenge Convictions Citing the pandemic, state legislators asked all agencies to trim their budgets. The cuts could eliminate positions for public defenders who can show a trial or sentence was unjust, overturn convictions, or reduce a person’s time. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Wants to Slash Public Defender Funding By $3 Million Advocates warn that the cuts could push an already overburdened system to the breaking point. Jay Willis
Wisconsin’s ‘Constitutional Crisis’ Is Forcing People To Sit in Jail Without a Lawyer At least two people have killed themselves in jail after waiting for more than a week to be appointed a lawyer. Mario Koran
Louisiana Judge Threatens To Appoint Every Eligible Lawyer To Death Penalty Case After the state cut funds for capital defense, there’s a growing wait list of people in jail without a lawyer. Emma Whitford
