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Study: Public defenders 'dangerously overworked'

They are working 3 times too many cases, data shows

Study: Public defenders 'dangerously overworked'

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EMILY HAMER, LEE ENTERPRISES' PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM TEAM

Public defenders across America regularly work triple the cases they can effectively handle, and some work upwards of 10 times too many cases, according to an analysis of Lee Enterprises data based on a milestone study of public defender workloads released Tuesday.

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