508|Will Underfunding Push the Defender Association of Philadelphia to Stop Accepting New Cases?
In the last budget cycle, Keisha Hudson, Chief Defender of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, asked the city for $5 million. Instead, the city council and the mayor gave her office $0. Now, Keisha is looking at cutting back client services and even potentially refusing to accept new DUI and drug possession cases. On this episode, you will hear Keisha explain how this all happened and what comes next for the office.
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Keisha Hudson, Chief Public Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
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