Lawyer pushes reform of public defender caseloads

Longtime civil rights lawyer Stephen Hanlon works from his St. Louis home office Dec. 15, 2022. Hanlon has 55 years of legal experience and leads a national public defense reform effort. He envisions a system in which all people accused of crimes can get attorneys who have time to represent them effectively. He hopes change starts with an upcoming "watershed moment."

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