Tweet - "The 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright @Scotus decision ruled that all defendants have the right to counsel, freeing thousands of people who would have otherwise been imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. However, there is still work to be done in our criminal justice system."
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"The 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright @Scotus decision ruled that all defendants have the right to counsel, freeing thousands of people who would have otherwise been imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
However, there is still work to be done in our criminal justice system."
"The legal counsel provided must stop encouraging plea deals just to reduce their workload.
We must provide enough public defenders to handle the caseloads.
And we must stop imprisoning people just because they can't afford the bail."
@WhipClyburn
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