233 | Lee Wachocki: With Almost 3k People Unrepresented, Why is Oregon adding More Cases to the Public Defender Crisis

Today, Hunter is once again joined by Lee Wachocki, a Public Defender and union leader in Portland, Oregon. As the Public Defender crisis continues in the state, this week is about figuring out how the state is responding. At the front line level, Lee reveals that little has functionally changed at his level to demonstrate the state is close to solving the problem. In fact, with Oregon recriminalizing drug possession, the state appears primed to super charge the issue.   Guests: Lee Wachocki, Public Defender, Multnomah County Resources: Multnomah County DA Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehZ548c-OY DA Schmidt Endorsing Recriminalization Mike Schmidt Endorses Proposal to Recriminalize Hard Drugs (wweek.com)  Bad Reporting on Public Defender Caseload Record Number of People Face Criminal Charges in Multnomah County With No Defense Attorney (wweek.com) Impacts of Recriminalization https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/03/19/public-defender-crisis-recriminalization-oregon   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