Editorial: Small steps on Oregon public defender crisis

Five people were held in custody in Deschutes County as of Wednesday charged with felonies without a lawyer to represent them.

Their alleged victims will need to wait for justice. The defendants may not understand their rights or what is going on. And a basic constitutional right is not being met by the state of Oregon.

It looks like this problem is going to get worse in Deschutes County.

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