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I have been a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles for almost twenty years. I began my career in the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, representing defendants who were poor and often homeless. For the past twelve years, I have been in private practice, representing defendants who are wealthy and often famous. Having represented criminal defendants coming from such varied economic circumstances, I have witnessed firsthand the criminal justice system’s disparate treatment of those with money and those without. Pay-to-stay jails are yet another example of that disparity. Yet I believe that those without the money to pay for jail often find themselves in a better position than those who pay to stay.
Recommended Citation
Shawn C. Holley,
Why the County Jail Is Often a Better Choice,
106
Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions
76
(2007).
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