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Federal Justice Grants Favor Prosecution, Law Enforcement Over Indigent Defense

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has confirmed what many criminal defendants too poor to afford an attorney have long suspected: While hundreds of millions in federal tax dollars go to support prosecutors, law enforcement and prisons each year, public defenders are left out in the cold.

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