HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania could shed its reputation as the only state in the country that does not fund public defense, if the legislature approves a proposal in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget. (Photo: The Defender Association budget of more than $50 million helps employ about 500 attorneys and other staffers to provide indigent defense in Philadelphia. Keisha Hudson, the city’s […]
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