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The Mississippi indictment process is known as the \u201cblack hole.\u201d But out of that darkness comes some light: Andre De Gruy, State Public Defender of Mississippi.

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This week, Andre walks us through how he opened the first state public defender trial office in Mississippi and the reality of public defense in that state.\xa0

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You\u2019ll learn why change within the Mississippi public defense system is so difficult and how Andre has been working to change that story.

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Through Andre\u2019s expert experience and unique perspective, you\u2019ll get an inside view of the Mississippi legal system and why funding is so hard to come by.

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Key Topics and Takeaways

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• The history of Mississippi public defense.
• The financial reality of the Mississippi legislature.
• The incremental approach and if it\u2019s the most effective way.
• How the public defender office was created and what it\u2019s designed to do.
• Why there is opposition from the judges for state funding.
• The conditions of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
• The Michigan Model.
• Criminal reinvestment.

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Where You Can Find Andre De Gruy, State Public Defender of Mississippi

Mississippi Office of the State Public Defender

References

Office of the State Public Defender\xa0

NAACP LDF Report

Spangeberg Group Report 1997\xa0

Sixth Amendment Center Report 2017\xa0

Mississippi Task Force on Indigent Defense 2020\xa0

Assessment on Indigent Defense 2016