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Today we filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of poor Louisianans who the state fails to provide with public defenders #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/ERwxiKxBxB

Poor defendants have to wait months for a lawyer to be appointed, leaving behind jobs, families—and dwindling evidence #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/SY8oQENYEq

Louisiana assigns public defenders 2-5x more cases than they’re supposed to have—leaving them just hours for each case #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/8uEY53C71n

Public defenders in Louisiana receive more funding for losing cases than winning them. #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/YsfOytgKYa

Louisiana has the nation’s highest incarceration rate and second highest wrongful conviction rate #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/nyqKTnGz80

By failing to provide adequate public defenders, Louisiana violates both its state and the U.S. constitution #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/lpDAwB4NBF

Without a meaningful public defender system, Louisiana is free to jail, convict, and imprison poor people almost at will #Justice4Louisianapic.twitter.com/QAws2Hh6hA