NHBA Indigent Defense Crisis Series: It’s a Prosecution Problem, Too

By: Tom Jarvis

Outlets: NH Bar News

Published: April 14, 2025

Words: 1,974

Last Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago

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Much has been said about the public defender and conflict counsel shortage, but another piece of the puzzle is the prosecution. At first glance, you might not think the indigent defense crisis has direct implications for prosecutors, but the reality is that it affects them and the victims they represent just as much as the defense attorneys, defendants, and courts.

Prosecutors are sometimes perceived as primarily focused on securing convictions rather than seeking justice, but …

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