Washington lawmakers took an initial step to buttress the state s beleaguered criminal legal system last week, passing a bill to help recruit and train more attorneys for crucial jobs in
KENNEWICK — When you’re charged with a crime that could put you behind bars and you don’t have enough money to pay an attorney to defend you, the government is
Staffing shortages, extremely heavy caseloads and lack of state funding have hamstrung the state’s criminal justice system, leaving many communities reeling.
KENNEWICK — When you re charged with a crime that could put you behind bars and you don t have enough money to pay an attorney to defend you, the government is supposed to provide you with one. …