Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180212:04:38:00
>> sheriff cannon, an attorney himself, says public defenders have access to their clients through phones and video conferencing and their long hours in court is ac a ally benefit. >> public denders actually, in many respects, havan advantage over other paid attorneys because they are in more -- in court more. they're in a better position to weigh the relative cases that the prosecutor has. this is an argument that is rarely made. >> you got some people trapped in here because they're trapped in the system. they're really here because, you know, they actually committed a crime. they're here be...