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Texas Prisoners Receive Inadequate Legal Representation from State Agency

Loaded on June 8, 2018 by Edward Lyon published in Prison Legal News June, 2018, page 56
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Statistics/Trends, Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders. Location: Texas.

by Ed Lyon

In December 2017, a Texas State Bar committee issued a scathing report concerning the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), which oversees the State Counsel for Offenders (SCO) – an agency that provides legal representation for prisoners in certain cases.

SCO attorneys represent prisoners accused of committing ...

 

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