Battles outside the courtroom are just important in the fight for a better criminal justice system. Policies and Budgets play a huge role in how the current system operates and the outcomes that we are currently seeing. Deputy Public Defender and local Policy Activist Shandi comes before the members of the jury to take her issue(s), "To the Box!"
In this episode you will learn:
How state and local community budgets can add funds in areas that are currently lacking
How current state and local budgets can be modified to allow for a reallocation of funds
How certain policy changes could result in less money being spent