CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Only .2%, that’s 2 out of every 1,000 people who are under arrest by Chicago police, accessed their right to counsel in 2013 according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). That is exactly 302 people, including children, youth, and adults. The other 143,096 had the right to an attorney. Why didn’t they get one?
First Defense Legal Aid is working to double that number through a grassroots education campaign and a volunteer…
