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Justice on the Cheap
Blind Justice statue outside Albert V. Bryan Federal Courthouse, Alexandria, Virginia (AP) Email to friend
Forty years after the Supreme Court ruled that every person, both rich and poor, is entitled to legal representation, jails across the country are bursting with defendants who can't afford an attorney. In many states, public defenders are overwhelmed by hundreds of cases.
But in a time of tight budgets, when schools are underfunded and police and fireman rolls are being cut, some wonder if providing free lawyers to repeat offenders is really the way they want their tax dollars spent.
