289 | The Horrible Direction Louisiana Public Defense is Headed Under its New Leadership w/Derwyn Bunton
Podcast: Public DefenselessPublished On: Tue Oct 22 2024
Description: Today, Hunter is joined once again by Derwyn Bunton. The last time Derwyn was on the show, he was the chief Public Defender in the Orleans Parish of Louisiana, but he is now the Chief Legal Officer at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Today, Derwyn joined the show to discuss what has been happening with Louisiana's Public Defender system. Specifically, Derwyn is here to discuss the consolidation of power into the hands of Remy Starns and the policies Remy is pursuing with his new found power. Guests: Derwyn Bunton, Chief Legal Officer, Southern Poverty Law Center Resources: Contact the Southern Poverty Law Center https://www.instagram.com/splcenter/ https://www.facebook.com/SPLCenter https://x.com/splcenter https://www.splcenter.org/about/staff/derwyn-bunton Coverage of Louisiana Public Defense https://boltsmag.org/jeff-landry-louisiana-public-defense/ https://lailluminator.com/2024/02/19/proposed-louisiana-public-defender-overhaul-is-a-power-grab-critics-say/ Board votes down Starns' proposal for salary cuts https://lailluminator.com/2024/10/17/louisianas-newly-configured-public-defender-board-rejects-landry-administration-pay-plan/ Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home
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