Public Defenseless

Today, Hunter was joined by Amanda Carrasco a restorative justice advocate and author of Becoming the Brave One. Throughout her life, Amanda has dealt with tremendous trauma from surviving multiple sexual assaults and the murder of her close family friends. Despite those experiences, Amanda is a champion for different approaches to the criminal legal system in the form of restorative justice practices.
 
 
Guest:
Amanda Carrasco, Author and Advocate for Restorative Justice Practices
 
Resources:
Find Amanda's work and Book Here
https://amandacarrasco.com/
 
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Today, Hunter was joined by Kay Edwards from the Far West Texas Regional Public Defender Office. There, Kay is the Mental Health Supervisor and she joins the show to discuss how her office has implemented a new organizational structure and way of thinking that empowers social workers to take more active roles in cases.
 
 
Guest:
Kay Edwards, Mental Health Supervisor, Far West Texas Public Defender
 
Resources:
NAPD Social Workers
https://publicdefenders.us/audiences/social-worker/
Contact the office or Kay
https://www.farwesttxrpd.org/

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Today, Hunter was joined once again by Tracie Olson the Chief Public Defender of the Yolo County Public Defender Office. Tracie joins to discuss the recent Deason Center report about the dramatic underfunding of Public Defense in California and the impacts of Prop 36 on her community.
 
 
Guest:
Tracie Olson, Chief Public Defender, Yolo County, California
 
Resources:
Read the Report Here
https://scholar.smu.edu/deasoncenter/19/
Learn More About Yolo County Public Defense
https://www.yolocountypublicdefender.com/
 
 
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Today, Hunter was joined by Matt Sanders, Director of King County's Department of Public Defense. Matt joins to discuss Washington's millionaire tax and the impact Public Defense will face because of the tax revenue no longer going to fund Public Defense.
 
 
Guest:
Matt Sanders, Director, King County Department of Public Defense, Washington
 
Resources:
Learn more about DPD here
https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dpd
 
 
 
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Today, Hunter was joined once again by Anat Rubin, an Investigative Journalist with Cal Matters. This time, Anat joins to discuss her reporting about the "Wal-Mart" of Public Defense. Coined decades ago, these private law firms who accept contracts to provide Public Defender services to rural parts of California have long faced scrutiny for their cost cutting practices.
 
 
Guest:
Anat Rubin, Investigative Journalist, Cal Matters
 
Resources:
Read Anat's Reporting Here
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/12/the-walmart-of-public-defense/
 
 
 
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