"In Missouri, why relying on a public defender can mean you slip through the cracks" PBS NewsHour 11/6/2019

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SUMMARY:  A new podcast from the NewsHour examines the public defender system in the United States — and the enormous gaps and problems that undermine its effectiveness.  Amna Nawaz and producer Frank Carlson reported from Missouri for this five-part series, and they join Judy Woodruff to discuss the heartbreaking stories they heard and what the flawed system says about American criminal justice.