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Hunter Parnell 9/26/23 Hunter Parnell 9/26/23

168 | Alaska's Brief Moment of Criminal Justice Reform and their Turn to Tough on Crime Policies w/Mike Garvey and Megan Edge

How Alaska turned away from a promising criminal justice reform effort w/Megan Edge and Mike Garvey

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Hunter Parnell 9/25/23 Hunter Parnell 9/25/23

Bonus Episode | A New Database Providing Public Defenders the Latest Social Science Data for Court w/Eve Primus

The New Database for Defenders offering Social Science arguments for court w/Eve Primus

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Hunter Parnell 9/22/23 Hunter Parnell 9/22/23

167 | Rebuilding the New York Legal Aid Society's Union Strength w/Jane Fox

Building up the strength of NY Legal Aid’s Union w/Jane Fox

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Hunter Parnell 9/21/23 Hunter Parnell 9/21/23

166 | How the Deck is Heavily Stacked Against Federal Public Defenders w/Colin Prince and Jay McEntire

The Rules and Regulations making tying the Federal Public Defenders hands behind their back w/Colin Prince and Jay McIntire

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Hunter Parnell 9/19/23 Hunter Parnell 9/19/23

165 | Will a New Data Driven Approach Be the Key to the Future for Montana Public Defense w/Brett Schandelson

Will a data driven approach lead Montana into a new era of Public Defense w/Brett Schandelson

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Hunter Parnell 9/15/23 Hunter Parnell 9/15/23

164 | "Why Would You Even Ask That?" The Absurdity of America's Youth Justice System w/Iliana Pujols

The absurd cruelty of the American Youth Justice System w/Iliana Pujols

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Hunter Parnell 9/14/23 Hunter Parnell 9/14/23

163 | Imagining Something Better than Washington's Patchwork Public Defender System w/Larry Jefferson

Imagining a better future for Public Defense in Washington w/Larry Jefferson

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Hunter Parnell 9/13/23 Hunter Parnell 9/13/23

162 | How the Georgia AG is using RICO to Punish Free Speech and Cop City Protesters w/Devin Franklin

The RICO Case being brought against the Cop City protesters w/Devin Franklin

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Hunter Parnell 9/12/23 Hunter Parnell 9/12/23

161 | The NAPD's Plan to Leverage the National Workload Study for Policy Victories w/Cydni Sanchez

The NAPD response the National Workload Standards w/Cydni Sanchez

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Hunter Parnell 9/12/23 Hunter Parnell 9/12/23

160 | Unveiling the National Public Defender Workload Standards and the Strategy to Implement Them w/Stephen Hanlon

Implementing the new National Workload Standards for Public Defense w/Stephen Hanlon

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Hunter Parnell 9/8/23 Hunter Parnell 9/8/23

159 | The Communication Breakdown Eroding Trust in the Colorado Public Defender System w/Kiyomi Bolick, Mike Kubicek, and Oliver Rose Katz

Exploring the communication breakdown destroying trust in the Colorado Public Defender System w/Kiyomi Bolick, Mike Kubicek, and Oliver Rose Katz

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Hunter Parnell 9/7/23 Hunter Parnell 9/7/23

158 | What is Causing the Indiana Public Defender System to Fail w/Ashley Spolarich, Deana Martin, and Joel Schumm

The structural issues with Indiana Public Defense causing it to fail w/Ashley Spolarich, Joel Schumm, and Deana Martin

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Hunter Parnell 9/5/23 Hunter Parnell 9/5/23

157 | The Racist History of the "Child Welfare" System w/Ieshaah Murphy

How the racist history of the child “welfare” system impacts our legal system today w/Ieshaah Murphy

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Hunter Parnell 9/1/23 Hunter Parnell 9/1/23

156 | Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do about It w/Jay Aronson

Why is it so hard to figure out how many people die in custody w/Jay Aronson

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Hunter Parnell 9/1/23 Hunter Parnell 9/1/23

155 | How the NY Legal Aid Created a Digital Forensics Unit to Push Back on the Power of Police and Prosecutors w/Jerome Greco

A model for Public Defenders to use forensic sciences to push back against police and prosecutors w/Jerome Greco

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Hunter Parnell 8/30/23 Hunter Parnell 8/30/23

154 | Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: Why the Use and Expansion of RICO is Bad w/Martin Sabelli

The use of RICO is not a good thing w/Martin Sabelli

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Hunter Parnell 8/29/23 Hunter Parnell 8/29/23

153 | The Coalition Fighting to End the Trial Penalty w/Martin Sabelli and Nathan Pysno

What is the Trial Penalty and Why Must it End w/Martin Sabelli and Nathan Pysno

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Hunter Parnell 8/25/23 Hunter Parnell 8/25/23

152 | The Political and Personal Agenda Behind Governor DeSantis' Removal of State Attorney Monique Worrell w/Andrew Darling

The Truth behind the removal of State Attorney Monique Worrell w/Andrew Darling

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Disclaimer: Hunter Parnell hosts Public Defenseless in his personal capacity. The views expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not represent the Aurora Municipal Public Defender or any guest's employer. Nothing on this show is legal advice, and listening does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are facing criminal charges, talk to a lawyer.

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