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Gideon’S Army And The Central Theme Of Poverty, Cara H. Drinan
Gideon’S Army And The Central Theme Of Poverty, Cara H. Drinan
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Gideon’s Army, a powerful documentary film that follows the work of three public defenders in the South, provides a window into the well documented dysfunction of most public defender offices across the country. While following the life and work of these public defenders—Travis Williams, Brandy Alexander, and June Hardwick—the viewer sees what the academic literature has documented for decades: public defenders carry caseloads that are multiples of professional guidelines; compensation for public defenders is so paltry that many are barely making ends meet; the offices in which they work are resource-starved; guilty pleas are the default; and the public …
Making Turner A Reality - - Improving Access To Justice Through Court-Annexed Resource Centers And Same Day Presentation, Stacy Brustin
Making Turner A Reality - - Improving Access To Justice Through Court-Annexed Resource Centers And Same Day Presentation, Stacy Brustin
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This article will propose recommendations for implementing meaningful "alternative procedural safeguards." It will highlight a program that uses an innovative model of pro se assistance and limited representation, and will discuss the limitations that even the most innovative programs face in trying to offer adequate alternatives to full representation. The article will also analyze the ethical obstacles that court-based assistance programs face, and offer strategies that attorneys can use to meet their ethical duties regarding confidentiality, competence, avoidance of conflicts of interest, and independence of professional judgment.
While the procedural safeguards that the Court suggests in Turner might, in theory, …