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Hunter Parnell 9/12/24 Hunter Parnell 9/12/24

275 | How NACDL is Helping Public and Private Defenders Fight Back Against New Oppressive Policies w/Lisa Wayne

How NACDL is helping Public and Private Defenders fight against the newest wave of Oppressive Criminal Laws w/Lisa Wayne

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Hunter Parnell 9/10/24 Hunter Parnell 9/10/24

274 | Between 46%-99% of Colorado Public Defenders are Overworked. Why is the State Waiting Two Years for Workload Standards w/James Hardy and Kayleigh TenBarge

With a system that is severely overburdened with cases, why is are workload standards taking so long to be established in Colorado w/James Hardy and Kayleigh TenBarge

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Hunter Parnell 9/7/24 Hunter Parnell 9/7/24

273 | How the Junk Science "Excited Delirium" Shields Cops From Accountability w/Rachel Kincaid

The Racist Past and Present of the Junk Science Excited Delirium w/Rachel Kincaid

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Hunter Parnell 9/4/24 Hunter Parnell 9/4/24

272 | The Challenges of Providing Holistic Defense in Rural North Carolina w/Beth Stang

The challenges of holistic defense in Rural North Carolina w/Beth Stang

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Hunter Parnell 9/3/24 Hunter Parnell 9/3/24

271 | How a Person Can Get Evicted for being the Victim of a Crime too Many Times w/Alex Kornya

How a person can be evicted for being the victim of too many crimes w/Alex Kornya

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Hunter Parnell 9/2/24 Hunter Parnell 9/2/24

270 | What Was Happening in Grants Pass, Oregon Before the Supreme Court OK'd Criminalizing Homelessness w/Jeremiah Hayden

How did the City of Grants Pass Oregon Treat its Homeless Population Before and After the Supreme Court said it was OK to Criminalize Homelessness w/Jeremiah Hayden

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Hunter Parnell 8/28/24 Hunter Parnell 8/28/24

269 | How Oklahoma is Giving a Second Chance to Criminalized Domestic Violence Survivors w/Alexandra Bailey

How Oklahoma is giving criminalized domestic violence survivors a second chance w/Alexandra Bailey

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Hunter Parnell 8/27/24 Hunter Parnell 8/27/24

268 | How the Los Angeles Public Defender Is Bringing Court to their Clients w/Ricardo Garcia and Marcus Huntley

How the LA Public Defenders are Bringing Court to their Clients w/Ricardo Garcia and Marcus Huntley

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Hunter Parnell 8/22/24 Hunter Parnell 8/22/24

267 | How The Destruction of DNA Evidence Might Keep An Innocent Person Behind Bars w/Erica Nichols Cook

Will the Destruction of Key DNA Evidence keep an Innocent Man Behind Bars? w/Erica Nichols Cook

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Hunter Parnell 8/20/24 Hunter Parnell 8/20/24

266 | With a Conservative Supreme Court, Do State Courts Offer the Best Path for a Better Criminal Legal System? w/Kathrina (Kasia) Szymborski Wolfkot

Do State Courts Offer the Best Path to Improve our Legal System? w/Kathrina (Kasia) Szymborski Wolfkot

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Hunter Parnell 8/20/24 Hunter Parnell 8/20/24

265 | The Problems with Public Defense in Guam w/Aditi Goel

The Problems with Public Defense in Guam w/Aditi Goel

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Hunter Parnell 8/13/24 Hunter Parnell 8/13/24

264 | How Police Academies Foster a Culture of Police Violence w/Sam Simon

How Police Academies Enforce the Culture of Police Violence w/Samantha Simon

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Hunter Parnell 8/8/24 Hunter Parnell 8/8/24

263 | What Changes are Coming to Fix Maine's Public Defense Crisis? w/Jim Billings

How Maine is Hoping to Cure its Public Defender Crisis w/Jim Billings

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Hunter Parnell 8/7/24 Hunter Parnell 8/7/24

262 | How the Good Faith Exception is Eroding Our Right to Privacy w/Matthew Tokson

The Judicially Created Exception that is Eroding your right to Privacy w/Matthew Tokson

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Hunter Parnell 8/1/24 Hunter Parnell 8/1/24

261 | The Problems with Public Defense in Florida and Georgia w/Radley Balko

What are the problems with Public Defense in Florida and Georgia w/Radley Balko

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Hunter Parnell 7/30/24 Hunter Parnell 7/30/24

260 | How the Lack of Independence Weakens Federal Public Defense w/Melody Brannon

How the lack of independence cripples the Federal Public Defender system w/Melody Brannon

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Hunter Parnell 7/25/24 Hunter Parnell 7/25/24

259 | How the Threat of a Strike got Minnesota's Public Defenders a 25% Raise w/Bob Kolstad and Veronica Surges

How the Minnesota Public Defender’s Union Strike Threat Got them a 25% raise w/Bob Kolstad and Veronica Surges

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Hunter Parnell 7/23/24 Hunter Parnell 7/23/24

258 | What Actually Happened to Minnesota's Legal and Public Defender System After the Murder of George Floyd w/Bill Ward

After the murder of George Floyd, What Really Happened to Criminal Law and Public Defense in Minnesota w/Bill Ward

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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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