A new report characterizes Missouri's criminal justice system as on the brink of collapse because of mounting caseloads that are overwhelming the state's public defender system.The even bigger issue is that there seems to be no long-term solution in sight.
This is not a new problem. But the report poses a new sense of urgency, because little has improved since the last study in 2005. One stark statistic: Only Mississippi spends less on indigent defense than Missouri.
WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT HERE
Read a summary of the George Mason report HERE.
Read Nixon's veto of public defender reform Senate Bill 37 HERE.
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