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246 | Eric Whitcher: South Dakota's Small First Step to Statewide Public Defense
246 | Eric Whitcher: South Dakota's Small First Step to Statewide Public Defense
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71 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
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Today, Hunter sat down with Eric Whitcher, Director of the Pennington County Public Defender Office. Until recently, South Dakota and Pennsylvania shared the inglorious distinction of being the last two states in the country to provide 0 dollars towards public defense at the state level. Finally after years of advocacy, it appears South Dakota is about to change that. Eric joins the show to discuss the statewide commission that is primed to start a massive overhaul of the Public Defense delivery in the state. Guests: Eric Whitcher, Director, Pennington County Public Defense, South Dakota Resources: Pennington County Public Defender Website https://www.pennco.org/pdo Eric’s Linked in https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-whitcher-07b9aa295?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F HB 1057 https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24943 Task Force Report https://ujs.sd.gov/uploads/committees/Indigent/ILSTaskForceFinalReportRecommendations.pdf Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN *As a reminder, any statements made on the show do not reflect the views or policies of the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender*
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
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Podcast episode
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