Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show

Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show

Mississippi public defender system varies widely by county, court plans show bmazead Sun, 07/19/2026 - 02:34 PM In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide lawyers to criminal defendants who cannot afford one. Mississippi delegates that responsibility to counties, a system civil rights attorneys say is inconsistent and ineffective.Read more about Mississippi public defender s…