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Jake Scobey-Thal is a freelance journalist living in New Orleans

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Can’t Afford a Lawyer? Plead Guilty.

‘RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY?’

Poor defendants often face a choice: languish in jail waiting for representation or tell a judge they’re guilty. A new lawsuit, the largest of its kind, could change everything.

Jake Scobey-Thal | Published May 12, 2017

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