Louisiana Overhauls Public Defenders Office

September 14, 2007
National Public Radio
By Ari Shapiro

Louisiana makes sweeping changes in its justice system, aiding criminal defendants who are too poor to afford a lawyer. A new state law boosts funding for public defenders. It's an unexpected benefit of Katrina's wrath.

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