Mississippi has long been known as one of the worst states for providing a lawyer to any defendant who can’t afford one. In one rural county, most defendants in a lower court went without any lawyer before their cases were sent to a grand jury.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    38·
    6 months ago

    Just fucking amazing what flagrant constitutional violations states seem to get away with. And (can’t imagine why), they always seem to be red states.

    • lolcatnipEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      People forget that the very concept of ordinary people having rights was invented by the left.