The ACLU of Idaho is urging the Idaho Supreme Court to step in and address what it calls a public defense crisis, alleging that the State’s recent overhaul of its public defense system is leaving indigent defendants without proper legal representation. After Idaho transitioned to a statewide public defender agency in October, mass resignations due to pay cuts have led to overwhelming caseloads, with many defendants struggling for weeks to contact their attorneys or go without representation altogether. The ACLU insists the State’s failure to provide adequate defense is causing constitutional violations and worsening the situation for thousands of Idahoans.
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