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After 5 decades, Douglas County public defender suggests criminal justice changes

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Douglas County Public Defender Tom Riley has a few theories as to why no one has challenged him in the nearly three decades since he was first elected.

An open book sits on the desk in the office of Tom Riley, the Douglas County public defender.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD

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Tom Riley, Douglas County public defender, talks about his career. Next year, Riley will have spent 50 years in the Douglas County Public Defender’s Office — the entirety of his professional career — including 28 years in the elected post and 13 years as second-in-command.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD

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A housing unit at the Douglas County Youth and Family Support Center. The center sits empty in downtown Omaha more than a year after construction was finished.

Tom Riley, Douglas County public defender, talks about his career. Next year, Riley will have spent 50 years in the Douglas County Public Defender’s Office — the entirety of his professional career — including 28 years in the elected post and 13 years as second-in-command.

A jacket, tie and hat rest on a coat rack in the office of Tom Riley, Douglas County public defender, on Nov. 19.

An open book sits on the desk in the office of Tom Riley, the Douglas County public defender.

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