Sen. Kamala Harris launches bill to help public defenders.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will unveil a bill Wednesday morning aimed at helping public defenders, a position she knows well after staring them down as a prosecutor for over two decades in the state of California.
"After spending my career around the criminal justice system, I've seen up close how it can fail to ensure that poor defendants receive a fair trial and due process, as guaranteed to all of us in our Constitution,” Harris said."Even capable, well-intentioned attorneys cannot physically devote the time necessary to provide effective counsel to all their clients," Harris said.
It would also triple funding for an existing program that gives loan repayment deals to lawyers pursuing public defense work. Her office said that the combination of approaches is an attempt to help even the playing field for those who pursue public defense."All too often, our public defenders are overworked and lack sufficient resources," she said."This makes public defense unsustainable over the long haul. And the person who suffers is the defendant, whose liberty is on the line."
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