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City of Yakima Looking to Add More Public Defenders
City of Yakima Looking to Add More Public Defenders
City of Yakima Looking to Add More Public Defenders
Yakima city leaders faced the reality of contracting up to 20 more public defenders and spending a million more of your tax-payer dollars; all to meet a mandate that limits public defenders caseloads to 400 a year. But city leaders have a new plan to cut those costs dramatically...