Professor John Pfaff was quoted in The Intercept where he notes that, in 2007, the entire indigent defense budget of many states were in the single-digit millions.
Fordham Law School professor and criminal justice expert John Pfaff was quick to note that in 2007, many states’ entire budgets for indigent defense — money allotted to provide legal counsel to those who cannot afford it — is in the single-digit millions.
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Pfaff then went on to note that all states combined spent $4.5 billion on indigent defense in 2007, noting that someone of Thiel’s net worth could increase that total by 50 percent if he wanted to support people who actually lack legal representation.