/tags/public-defender public defender en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:45:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-01-13/texas-indigent-defense-funding-public-defenders-criminal-attorney-shortage-legislature The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is asking the Legislature to allocate millions of the state's general revenue to rural public defense attorneys and offices. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:45:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-01-13/texas-indigent-defense-funding-public-defenders-criminal-attorney-shortage-legislature Toluwani Osibamowo /2018-03-13/people-in-jail-before-trial-risk-losing-jobs-kids-this-smu-student-wants-to-bail-them-out When people are arrested and can't afford to bail themselves out, they can sit in jail for days or even weeks awaiting trial. That may cost them their… Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:12:30 GMT /2018-03-13/people-in-jail-before-trial-risk-losing-jobs-kids-this-smu-student-wants-to-bail-them-out Courtney Collins