Publicly Defended: Michigan's Fight for Public Defender Reform

Harold Wells:
They did this... they did it. And the day of me being released was just like flippin' a quarter: oh well.

Prosecutor David Leyton:
If you're not going to pay somebody fairly, who's going to want to do the work.

Ruth Lloyd Harlin:
I'm going to do everything possible to keep them out of the hands of a public defender.

Attorney Michael J. Nichols:
The oversight is someone goes to prison and throws away 15 years of their life.

US Constitution Amendment VI:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right... to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.