Public defender study

Thanks for all the e-mails pointing me to the public defender study. I guess since the NYT published an article about it today, Big Blawg is posting about it. However, the study was first made available almost 3 weeks ago, when I posted about it here. For those who missed it the first time and want to know what its about, read my post linked to above and then here are some new posts about it.

The news story does have one interesting quote, though:

David Carroll, the research director for the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, said the study’s most important point was economic. “There is,” Mr. Carroll said, “a cost savings in establishing staff public defender offices.”

Yes, there is.