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“Are People Going to Prison Needlessly” An Article by WXIA – TV

posted on March 23rd, 2015

“Roughly, once every eight minutes someone is arrested in Georgia. The Constitution guarantees their right to a trial with a lawyer, but in nine out of ten cases, that lawyer will be a public defender – paid for by you.”  Read the full article here:  http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2015/02/19/are-people-going-to-prison-needlessly/23658183/.  

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