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346 | The Revival of Public Defense in Santa Cruz County California w/Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker
04/15/2025
346 | The Revival of Public Defense in Santa Cruz County California w/Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker
Today, Hunter spoke with Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker of the Santa Cruz County Public Defenders. In 2020, the Sixth Amendment Center put together a report detailing the severe issues with how Santa Cruz County provided Public Defense. At the time, a law firm was working a flat rate fee contract to provide public defender services in the county. As is expected, that system was deeply flawed and couldn’t meet the demands of the Sixth Amendment. Fast forward five years, Heather, Caitlin, and the team at the Santa Cruz County Public Defender has transformed the office into a comprehensive holistic defender program. How did that happen? What are the benefits of this model? All those questions and more on today’s episode! Guest Heather Rogers, The Public Defender, Santa Cruz County, California Caitlin Becker, Director of Holistic Defense, Santa Cruz County, California Resources: Read the 6AC Report Here Contact Santa Cruz County Public Defenders Here Contact Hunter Parnell: @PublicDefenselessPodcast @PDefenselessPod Subscribe to the Patron Donate on PayPal Donate on Stripe Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! Guest Heather Rogers, The Public Defender, Santa Cruz County, California Caitlin Becker, Director of Holistic Defense, Santa Cruz County, California Resources: Read the 6AC Report Here Contact Santa Cruz County Public Defenders Here Contact Hunter Parnell: @PublicDefenselessPodcast @PDefenselessPod Subscribe to the Patron Donate on PayPal Donate on Stripe Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!
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