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Bernie Sanders Scolds Public Defenders: Legal System Does Not Provide A Decent Lawyer

Paul Bois
Bernie Sanders Scolds Public Defenders: Legal System Does Not Provide A Decent Lawyer
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Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) scolded public defenders while campaigning in Missouri on Monday, alleging that the legal system does not provide decent attorneys.

Speaking before a crowd in St. Louis, the socialist senator from Vermont said that the high number of incarceration rates are attributable to people’s inability to afford bail, adding that people often plead guilty in a case because their public defender does a poor job of negotiating on their behalf.

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