/tags/public-defender public defender en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:00:00 GMT /law/2017-03-01/the-work-of-public-defenders-in-our-legal-system According to the Prison Policy Initiative, incarcerated people have a median salary under $20,000 prior to incarceration. That’s 41 percent less than… Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:00:00 GMT /law/2017-03-01/the-work-of-public-defenders-in-our-legal-system /crime/2014-08-12/we-talk-about-the-growing-rates-of-juvenile-crime-and-how-the-justice-system-handles-these-cases Juvenile violent crime is at its lowest level since 1987. Still, on average, juveniles were involved in one-quarter of all serious violent victimizations… Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:30:00 GMT /crime/2014-08-12/we-talk-about-the-growing-rates-of-juvenile-crime-and-how-the-justice-system-handles-these-cases Maryanne Zeleznik