If you're charged with a crime and can't afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Because in our judicial system, we're supposed to be presumed innocent. But in Missouri, critics say the state's public defender system isn't doing it's job. One Kansas City man believes that system's failures lead to his life sentence. So what's going on in Missouri?
Guests:
- Jeremy Bernfeld, editor, KCUR's Harvest Public Media
- Tricia Bushnell, legal director, Midwest Innocence Project
- Sean O'Brien, former public defender
- Tony Rothert, legal director, ACLU of Missouri
