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Budget cuts to federal public defenders could hurt low-income clients

Federal public defenders warn they face severe budget cuts that could require them to trim more than 10% of their current staff. That will hurt many of their low-income clients.

NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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