Public Defenseless uncovers the rot at the heart of our criminal legal system and what we can do about it.

A podcast about public defense, hosted by public defender Hunter Parnell. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

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527 | Why it is so Important for Public Defenders to Expand the Right to Counsel to Family Defense w/Kelly Driscoll
527 | Why it is so Important for Public Defenders to Expand the Right to Counsel to Family Defense w/Kelly Driscoll

Kelly Driscoll joins the show to explain how Montana set up this system and why it is so important for Public Defenders to do more than just criminal defense.

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Bonus: Vote No on Proposition 132, the Colorado Fentanyl Measure From a Conservative Dark Money Group, with Kyle Giddings
Bonus: Vote No on Proposition 132, the Colorado Fentanyl Measure From a Conservative Dark Money Group, with Kyle Giddings

Kyle Giddings discusses the Colorado Ballot Initiative, Prop 132, another attempt by the Colorado Conservative dark money group, Advance Colorado, to restart the war on drugs.

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526 | How Public Defenders can use New Second Amendment Supreme Court Case to Win Self-Defense Claims w/Jacob Charles
526 | How Public Defenders can use New Second Amendment Supreme Court Case to Win Self-Defense Claims w/Jacob Charles

Jacob sits down with Hunter to examine the two newest Supreme Court Second Amendment Cases Wolford and Hemani and detail what these cases could mean for criminal defense lawyers.

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Hunter Parnell is a public defender and former military intelligence officer. He started Public Defenseless to explain the criminal legal system from the outside. Today, he works inside it.

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