The Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office is hiring more staff as they embark on a review of 'thousands and thousands' of cases. Here's why some have already been dismissed.
The Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office is hiring more staff as they embark on a review of "thousands and thousands" of cases. Here's why some have already been dismissed.Ellen McDonnell is the Chief Public Defender in Contra Costa County. Her department is hiring more staff given the huge task ahead of them.
"We will be reviewing thousands and thousands of cases by the time we are able to pull together all of the impacted cases," says McDonnell.Antioch police chief responds to CA DOJ's investigation into department McDonnell says five new deputy attorneys are being hired to help investigate the thousands of cases that may be impacted, such as by racial bias, false evidence, and civil rights violations.
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