Podcast

Public Defenseless

Author: Hunter Parnell
Feed episode count: 503
Official site: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com
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Summary

Anyone paying attention can tell you that our criminal legal system is perpetuating cruelty and harm, but the complexity of the legal world overwhelms most people simply trying to get through another day. Public Defenseless explores the rot in the justice system and what we can do about it. Join host, Hunter Parnell, as he interviews top defense attorneys and criminal justice stakeholders from across the country as they pull apart the convoluted web of our criminal justice system. Like so many of you, Hunter is not an attorney, simply tired of a news cycle and talking heads that offer no real solutions to the ever-growing list of problems we face. Hunter hopes that with this information, you will share his belief that ordinary people still can make a difference.

Episodes

Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

492 | How Will Pennsylvania Respond to its Supreme Court Striking Down Mandatory LWOP for Felony Murder Convictions? w/Nia Holston and Sean Damon

Duration seconds: 4229
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/492-how-will-pennsylvania-respond-to-its-supreme-court-striking-down-mandatory-lwop-for-felony-murder-convictions-wnia-holston-and-sean-damon

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

491 | The Hidden Punishments in Pre-Trial Detention That Disproportionately Impact LGBTQ People w/Deborah Lolai

Duration seconds: 3678
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/491-the-hidden-punishments-in-pre-trial-detention-that-disproportionately-impact-lgbtq-people-wdeborah-lolai

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

490 | How the Civil Rights Corps Secured a Massive Victory in the Fight Against Cash Bail w/Salil Dudani and Carson White

Duration seconds: 3514
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/490-how-the-civil-rights-corps-secured-a-massive-victory-in-the-fight-against-cash-bail-wsalil-dudani-and-carson-white

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

489 | Why did a 35 Year Career Prosecutor Walk Away from the DOJ Under the Second Trump Administration? w/John Haried

Duration seconds: 3852
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/489-why-did-a-30-year-career-prosecutor-walk-away-from-the-doj-under-the-second-trump-administration-wjohn-haried

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

488 | How Public Defenders Can Fight for Our Clients and for Funding by Engaging with the Media w/Maggie Shepard and Bob McGovern

Duration seconds: 3790
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/488-how-public-defenders-can-fight-for-our-clients-and-for-funding-by-engaging-with-the-media-wmaggie-shepard-and-bob-mcgovern

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

487 | Iowa Public Defender Secured a Major Victory for Workload Controls, but will New Tough on Crime Policies Send the System into a Crisis? w/Eric Tindal

Duration seconds: 4171
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/487-iowa-public-defender-secured-a-major-victory-for-workload-controls-but-will-new-tough-on-crime-policies-send-the-system-into-a-crisis-weric-tindal

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

486 | How to Ensure Local Governments Cannot Cooperate with Federal Immigration Enforcement w/Alex Kornya

Duration seconds: 4245
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/486-how-to-ensure-local-governments-cannot-cooperate-with-federal-immigration-enforcement-walex-kornya

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

485 | Will Utah Force Homeless People to Move to a Camp Outside of Salt Lake City? w/Nate Crippes

Duration seconds: 3542
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/485-will-utah-force-homeless-people-to-move-to-a-camp-outside-of-salt-lake-city-wnate-crippes

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

484 | How the Hamilton County, Ohio Public Defenders are Holding Police and Prosecutors Accountable w/Angela Chang and Sean Vicente

Duration seconds: 3442
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/484-how-the-hamilton-county-ohio-public-defenders-are-holding-police-and-prosecutors-accountable-wangela-chang-and-sean-vicente

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

483 | How Progressive Politics can Abolish ICE and Build a More Humane Immigration System w/Senator Julie Gonzales

Duration seconds: 2718
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/483-how-progressive-politics-can-abolish-ice-and-build-a-more-humane-immigration-system-wsenator-julie-gonzales

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

482 | How the Colorado State Public Defender's Policy on Workloads Might Violate a Lawyer's Ethical Obligations w/Jim Castle

Duration seconds: 3811
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/482-what-does-the-colorado-public-defender-get-wrong-about-legal-ethics-wjim-castle

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

481 | Was a Former Colorado Public Defender Fired for Raising Concerns over his Workload? Part 2 w/Travis Weiner

Duration seconds: 7917
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/481-was-a-former-colorado-public-defender-fired-for-raising-concerns-over-his-workload-part-2-wtravis-weiner

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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

480 | Did the Colorado Public Defender Retaliate Against Me for My Speech on the Podcast?

Duration seconds: 5443
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/480-did-the-colorado-public-defender-retaliate-against-me-for-my-speech-on-the-podcast

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

479 | What Data Tells Us About the Public Defender Well Being Crisis Part 2 w/Jenny Andrews, Matthew Thiese, and Sara McCarthy

Duration seconds: 3715
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/479-what-data-tells-us-about-the-public-defender-well-being-crisis-part-1-wjenny-andrews-and-jon-jachimowicz

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

478 | The Effect of Public Defender and Support Staff Caseloads on Incarceration Outcomes for Felony Defendants w/Aaron Gottlieb and Melissa Mahabir

Duration seconds: 3087
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/478-the-effect-of-public-defender-and-support-staff-caseloads-on-incarceration-outcomes-for-felony-defendants-waaron-gottlieb-and-melissa-mahabir

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

477 | What Data Tells Us About the Public Defender Well Being Crisis Part 1 w/Jenny Andrews and Jon Jachimowicz

Duration seconds: 4387
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/477-what-data-tells-us-about-the-public-defender-well-being-crisis-part-1-wjenny-andrews-and-jon-jachimowicz

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

476 | What Can Public Defender Organizations Do to Help People With Their Student Debt? w/Jane Fox and Alexi Shalom

Duration seconds: 4032
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/476-what-can-public-defender-organizations-due-to-help-people-with-their-student-debt-wjane-fox-and-alexi-shalom

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

475 | Why is Cook County's State Attorney Fighting to Keep Exonerated People From Getting Certificates of Their Innocence w/Dan Hinkel

Duration seconds: 3496
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/475-why-is-cook-countys-state-attorney-fighting-to-keep-exonerated-people-from-getting-certificates-of-their-innocence-wdan-hinkel

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

474 | The Lawyer Who Will Take on Corporations and Corrupt Government as Colorado's Attorney General w/David Seligman

Duration seconds: 3777
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/474-the-lawyer-who-will-take-on-corporations-and-corrupt-government-as-colorados-attorney-general-wdavid-seligman

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

473 | Public Defenders Should Tell the Courts and Their Clients How Many Cases they Have w/John Gross

Duration seconds: 4064
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/473-public-defenders-should-tell-the-courts-and-their-clients-how-many-cases-they-have-wjohn-gross

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

472 | Can Former Public Defenders Improve the Bench in Multnomah County, Oregon? w/Kristine Almquist, Joe Hagedorn, Peter Klym, Joanna Perini-Abott, Chris Behre

Duration seconds: 8916
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/472-can-former-public-defenders-improve-the-bench-in-multnomah-county-oregon-wkristine-almquist-joe-hagedorn-peter-klym-joanna-perini-abott-chris-behre

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

471 | The Science of Second Chances w/Jennifer Doleac

Duration seconds: 4686
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/471-the-science-of-second-chances-wjennifer-doleac

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

470 | Why did the Marion County Public Defenders Decide to Unionize Their Office w/Lucy Frick and Tim Smith

Duration seconds: 3674
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/470-why-did-the-marion-county-public-defenders-decide-to-unionize-their-office-wlucy-frick-and-tim-smith

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

469 | How Tennessee's Mass Incarceration Policies are Making the State less Safe w/Dawn Deaner

Duration seconds: 4272
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/469-how-tennessees-mass-incarceration-policies-are-making-the-state-less-safe-wdawn-deaner

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

468 | How the New Jersey Public Defenders are Integrating AI into their Work w/Jennifer Sellitti

Duration seconds: 3535
Source: https://publicdefenseless.libsyn.com/468-how-the-new-jersey-public-defenders-are-integrating-ai-into-their-work-wjennifer-selliti

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