They're not. Because a petty disagreement means that they are trumping the public safety for over 900,000 people. That's the issue. And The public defenders were assigned over 12,000 cases in 2025 alone. Now Wisconsin is aging. We're getting old, y'. All. So Wisconsin population has been on the decline since 2020. The share of residents age 65 or older is growing rapidly. (27:36–27:42)
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Provides the number of cases assigned to public defenders in 2025.
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