'America's dirty little secret': Thousands of misdemeanor defendants don't get attorneys

People accused in more than 100,000 misdemeanors each year go to jail without talking to a lawyer, a Lee Enterprises investigation found. The practice threatens people's constitutional right to counsel.

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