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Hunter Parnell 6/24/25 Hunter Parnell 6/24/25

367 | After a Rocky Start, What Does the Future Hold for Idaho's New State Public Defender System w/Eric Fredericksen

Where will the New State Wide Public Defender System in Idaho go From Here w/Eric Fredericksen

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Hunter Parnell 6/19/25 Hunter Parnell 6/19/25

366 | How Public Defenders Can Create Equitable Public Safety Policies w/Hans Menos and Rob Kenter

How Public Defenders can Create More Equitable Public Safety Strategies w/Hanse Menos and Rob Kenter

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Hunter Parnell 6/19/25 Hunter Parnell 6/19/25

365 | How San Francisco Public Defenders Used the Racial Justice Act to Combat Implicit Racial Bias in the Legal System w/Sujung Kim and Lilah Wolf

How the San Francisco Public Defender Office Used the Racial Justice Act to Push Back on Implicit Racial Bias in the Legal System w/Sujung Kim and Lilah Wolf

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Hunter Parnell 6/19/25 Hunter Parnell 6/19/25

364 | How Cops Mess Up the Investigation Child Sex Assault Cases w/Christina Sally and Chris Bertram

How Cops Fail to Properly Investigate Child Sex Assault Cases w/Christina Sally and Chris Bertram

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Hunter Parnell 6/10/25 Hunter Parnell 6/10/25

363 | Why is the LA County DA Bringing Back Death Penalty Prosecutions? w/Ricardo Garcia

How California and Los Angeles are trying to Revive Tough on Crime Policies w/Ricardo Garcia

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Hunter Parnell 6/10/25 Hunter Parnell 6/10/25

362 | Is Illinois Taking the First Step to Establish State Wide Public Defense? w/Elisabeth Pollock and Stephanie Kollmann

How the Fair Act Might Radically Change Public Defense in Illinois w/Stephanie Kollmann and Elisabeth Pollack

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Hunter Parnell 6/4/25 Hunter Parnell 6/4/25

361 | How a New Bail Law and Immigration Enforcement is Impacting Public Defense in Charleston, South Carolina w/Cameron Blazer

How a batch of new policies and policy enforcement is impacting Public Defense in South Carolina w/Cameron Blazer

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Hunter Parnell 5/29/25 Hunter Parnell 5/29/25

360 | Is There a Better Way to Teach Criminal Law Part II w/Andrew Crespo

Is there a better way to teach criminal law? w/Andrew Crespo

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Hunter Parnell 5/27/25 Hunter Parnell 5/27/25

359 | Is There a Better Way to Teach Criminal Law? w/Alice Ristroph

Is there a better way to teach criminal law? w/Alice Ristroph

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Hunter Parnell 5/23/25 Hunter Parnell 5/23/25

358 | Why has the San Francisco Public Defender Stopped Taking New Cases One Day a Week? w/Mano Raju

Why is the San Francisco Public Defender No Longer Taking Cases one Day a Week w/Mano Raju

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Hunter Parnell 5/23/25 Hunter Parnell 5/23/25

357 | Why are Minnesota Public Defenders Trying to Form an Independent Union? w/Bob Kolstad, Maggie Bott, Olivia Henstein

Why Minnesota Public Defenders are Trying to Form an Independent Union w/Maggie Bott, Olivia Henstein, and Bob Kolstad

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Hunter Parnell 5/23/25 Hunter Parnell 5/23/25

356 | How the Chief Public Defender of Louisiana is Retaliating Against Public Defenders who Oppose his Power Grab w/Jim Boren

How Louisiana Criminal Defense Lawyers are Fighting back Against the Power Grab By Chief Public Defender Remy Starns w/Jim Boren

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Hunter Parnell 5/16/25 Hunter Parnell 5/16/25

355 | How Missouri Public Defenders are Leading the Nation In Statewide Holistic Defender Services w/Missouri Public Defenders

The Power of Holistic Defense in Missouri w/Missouri Public Defenders

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Hunter Parnell 5/10/25 Hunter Parnell 5/10/25

353 | After 18 Years in Prison, How One Man is Still Fighting to Prove his Innocence w/Ivery Dorsey

How Ivery Dorsey Survived 18 years of incarceration for a crime he did not commit w/Ivery Dorsey

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Hunter Parnell 5/6/25 Hunter Parnell 5/6/25

352 | How Public Defense in Harris County Texas Evolved from a Contract System to a Holistic One w/Alex Bunin

The Incredible Journey of Public Defense in Harris County Texas w/Alex Bunin

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Hunter Parnell 5/1/25 Hunter Parnell 5/1/25

351 | How Flat-Fee Contracts Undermine the Right to Counsel in California w/Josh Schwartz

The Tech Company Helping Public Defenders create Databases to Track and Exploit Police Misconduct w/Julie Ciccolini

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Hunter Parnell 4/29/25 Hunter Parnell 4/29/25

350 | The Tech Company Helping Public Defenders Track and Exploit Police Misconduct w/Julie Ciccolini

The Tech Company Helping Public Defenders create Databases to Track and Exploit Police Misconduct w/Julie Ciccolini

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Hunter Parnell 4/24/25 Hunter Parnell 4/24/25

349 | The ACLU Lawsuit Helping to Radically Reimagine Public Defense in Maine w/Zachary Heiden, Carol Garvan, and Eve Primus

How a victory for the ACLU of Maine is a harbinger of better things to come for Public Defense w/Zachary Heiden, Carol Garvan, and Eve Primus

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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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