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Marion County judges will start deciding if public defenders have time to take new cases
Local public defenders say Marion County Judges will soon start appointing them to new cases which they are too overloaded to take on, a move intended to reduce the number of criminal defendants without an attorney.
Oregon launches new public defender division to stem constitutional crisis
Oregon has roughly 2,500 unrepresented defendants out of custody — an increase of about 500 from a year ago. Another 120 people sat in jail without a lawyer.