Report: Public defenders are overworked across the nation

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Report: Public defenders are overworked across the nation

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A new report examining public defender caseload standards uses nationwide data to show public defenders are overworked, while discussing the potential problems it causes for the criminal justice system. "The system is either so overburdened that there aren't enough public defenders to defend everybody going through the system, or people are waiting months and months to get a lawyer, or they will just plead out before ever…