Government,
Criminal
Nov. 20, 2020
LA public defender caseload hiked as some attorneys take extended leave for fear of COVID-19
As the department’s backlog continues to grow, some attorneys say it has adopted an “all hands on deck” approach to make sure criminal defendants are given the representation they need – a job that has taken on a special urgency amid media reports of inmates contracting COVID-19 at high rates in county jails.
It’s a dynamic that’s playing out in workplaces across the nation: Employees are demanding safer working conditions and relief from workloads they say have ballooned since the pandemic started. Employers are trying to keep operations running while responding to their workers’ concerns.
But at the Los Angeles County public defender’s office, which is tasked with safeguarding the rights of indigent criminal defendants even through the...
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