Oklahoma indigent defense struggles amid cuts
Next month, Joe Robertson will be in a courtroom in McAlester representing a client in a mental competency hearing.
It will be the first time in recent memory that the executive director of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System has represented a client in court. But as the agency tries to do more with less, it’s a necessity.
Like other state agencies, the system has seen its budget cut as the state wea...
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