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BOSTON (WWLP) – The Office of the Inspector General has released a critical report on Massachusetts’ public defense system, characterizing it as “broken, expensive and resistant to oversight.” The ...

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The state’s inspector general is coming down hard on the public defense system in Massachusetts, which provides legal representation to poor people, calling it highly expensive, inefficient, and ...

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The public defender system in Massachusetts is "broken" and is one of the most costly in the country, according to a scathing new report from the state's inspector general. The report said the state ...