And we've got a challenge in recruiting and retaining public defenders right now. And so the finances that I just laid out for prosecutors, We're asking for public defenders to receive effectively the same [financial support] as prosecutors. thing. Because when you have a defendant that's sitting in jail, we're having a lot of serious cases waiting months for an attorney to be appointed. (14:07–37:33)
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Asserts that public defenders should receive financial support equivalent to that of prosecutors.
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