Amid Public Defender Shortage, Wa Bar Association Suggests Caseload Limits

Amid public defender shortage, WA Bar Association suggests caseload limits

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Many public defenders facing burnout amid high caseloads, shortage of staff

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Washington County D.A. says lack of public defenders is ‘breakdown in American judicial system’

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Oregon names new public defense director amid defender shortage

'The system is overloaded’: MultCo faces public defender shortage

Report shows Oregon needs more public defenders

Plan to ease caseloads for public defenders could 'bankrupt' some counties

Public defense attorneys shortage; Oregon still struggles to provide public defense attorneys

Public defenders get $20 million in new funding

Public defender shortage in Oregon prompts lawsuit

State Bar ‘crisis’ warning

Public defenders, state attorneys call for employee raises to curb staffing crisis

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Public defender shortage delays thousands of criminal cases

Salary increases proposed to address serious lack of public defenders

Public defenders face growing caseloads

New WA Bar Association standards would put extra strain on local Offices of Public Defenders

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Oregon chief justice calls for summit over public defender shortage

Constitutional rights jeopardized by Wisconsin's public defender shortage