DOJ touts Tennessee program that puts a social worker on public defense teams
PAIGE PFLEGER MARCH 14, 2023 Courtesy U.S. Department of Justice Justice leaders met in Nashville to tout a program that puts a social worker on public defense teams. Share: FacebookTwitterEmail Defendants who can’t afford to pay for their own lawyer are often up against several challenges — addiction, poverty, homelessness. A Tennessee program pairs the defendant with a social worker to help address those underlying issues, and the U.S. Department [...]
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