John Oliver takes on the under-funding of the public defender system
John Oliver takes on the under-funding of the public defender system
by Peter Wagner, September 18, 2015
In case you missed it, Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver took on the problems caused by under-funding of the public defender system that defend people accused of crimes but are too poor to hire their own attorneys. This basic constitutional right is being undermined.
(As usual, for this late night HBO show, there is some strong language):
[…] Oliver explains another broken aspect of the criminal justice system, re-entry. Oliver illustrates the various ways that we […]