Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 24, 2007
Bill Makes Solid Investment in Criminal-Justice Integrity
Forum Column - By Karen Mathis - Legislation to help prosecutors and public defenders pay off their student loans is an investment in the integrity of our criminal justice system.
By Karen J. Mathis
On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives took a critical first step in addressing a growing crisis in our public legal system. It did so by passing a bill, the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007, to help state and local prosecutors and federal, state and local public defenders pay off as much as $10,000 in student-loan debt annually, in exchange for a commitment ...
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