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Cook County Public Defenders Office

Crime and Punishment: Perception vs. Reality

Mark Olmsted | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

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Mark Olmsted

Stressing education, drug treatment and job placement isn't about "coddling" criminals; it's about expanding the tax base and reducing the poverty that causes the majority of crime in the first place.

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Defending the Damned Author Kevin Davis on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

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Mark Bazer

Journalist Kevin Davis, the author of Defending the Damned: Inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office, recently appeared on a talk show I host at the Hideout. Here is video of the interview.

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