And he kind of convinced me to try out the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons program my first year. And for those who don't know. Yeah, you know, Inmates in prison, if they've got issues on their criminal cases, they're entitled to a public defender. But if they got other issues in their life, like say they've got all this child support debt waiting for them when they get out and it's going to have them upside down, they won't be able to get on their feet again. (03:29–03:36)
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Asserts that inmates are entitled to a public defender for criminal case issues.
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