John Pfaff
1. Literally NO ONE has talked about this during the campaign. And “significant” for PD would be nothing for feds.https://twitter.com/JesseJannetta/status/707197935335968769 …
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2. Can’t tweet this stat enough: state/local govts spend $2B on indigent defense (~1% of all cj spending). While 80% of defs qualify.
3. A $4B fed grant—a rounding error in a $1.5T discretionary budget (0.3%)—would TRIPLE indigent defense budgets nationwide. But silence.
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4. This is actually something that
@BernieSanders,@HillaryClinton could DO! It’s cheap, it’s important, it’s feasible. But we hear nothing. - View other replies
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5. I get it. I’m just a prof with a twitter account screaming into the void. Maybe John Oliver can convince ppl:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USkEzLuzmZ4 …
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@JohnFPfaff At what point would a federal grant allow states and locals to delegate their responsibility? -
@rydyguy I’m not sure exactly what you’re asking. Delegate to whom? Like private contractors (Bronx Defenders, etc.)? -
@JohnFPfaff or to the federal government itself. Further cut PD in favor of the government grants (or just reshift funds) -
1. Ah yeah, fungibility. One reason I use $4B is even if state/locals set own spending to $0, would still DOUBLE. But obv is issue.
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2. Conceivably, could tie federal grant to some sort of historic baseline, or qualify only if spend own minimum threshold.
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r.d.
Torr Leonard
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