Can smaller caseloads help Washington fill its public defender ranks?
The head of Snohomish County’s public defense office said “without changes in the public defense system, the crisis will get worse.”
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The head of Snohomish County’s public defense office said “without changes in the public defense system, the crisis will get worse.”
Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.
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Support among military veterans for extremist groups and extremist ideals appears similar to or less than levels seen among the U.S. public in general, despite fears that it could be higher.
Concern that veterans may be at increased risk of radicalization to violent extremism has surfaced since reports that many of the people who attacked the U.S. Capital on Jan. 6, 2021, were currently or had been affiliated with the U.S. military. A new study finds that support among military veterans for extremist groups and extremist ideals appears similar to or less than levels seen among the U.S. public in general.