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Public Advocate calls for better funding of public defender services
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Jumaane Williams emphasizes the importance of adequately funding public defender services and other legal aid organizations.
- Argues that underfunding public defender services is a form of violence against low-income New Yorkers
- Highlights the disparity in funding between district attorneys' offices and public defenders
- Mentions issues with late or missed payments to nonprofits providing legal services
- Calls for ensuring high-quality legal representation for low-income New Yorkers through proper funding
Jumaane Williams
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These organizations are consistently underfunded.
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It is low income New Yorkers who ultimately face the consequences of a budget that favors district attorney's offices, deprived of the robust legal representation that they need and deserve.
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A broader range of nonprofits that have city contracts to provide services to New Yorkers including those that provide legal services have repeatedly reported that the city makes payment far too late or sometimes not at all.
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The city budget must ensure a high high standard of quality legal representation for low income New Yorkers.