Friday, March 15, 2013

Legal Assistance to the Low Income

There was a nice article in the Atlantic this week regarding the right to legal assistance marking the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court case that guaranteed a right to counsel.  NPR also did a similar story this morning.  We wrote about access to legal counsel in the latest issue of the Street Chronicle by Greg and then a follow up question and answer article by a staff member of the ACLU about this issue.  This is a huge problem within the homeless community, and can significantly increase the stay in a shelter.

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