509 | How to Create Workload Standards for Public Defenders w/Malia Brink

Since the release of the National Public Defender Workload Study, Malia Brink travelled the country helping Public Defenders create and implement workload standards. Now, she joins the show to discuss the new tool the Deason Center created to help Public Defenders create their own workload standards.

 

Guest:

Malia Brink, Policy Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, Southern Methodist University

 

Resource:

Deason Center Website

https://www.smu.edu/law/centers-and-initiatives/deason-center

Access the Workload Tool Here

https://www.smu.edu/law/centers-and-initiatives/deason-center/work/news/articles/2026-7-28-workload-release

 

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