PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Legal Representation Gap

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The sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that those accused of a crime have the right to a lawyer. However, as noted in Shared Justice's article "The Legal Representation Gap" by Mackenzie Harmon, this right does not extend to civil law.

By Emily Harris Greene
March 1, 2017
Legal Representation Gap | Shared Justice

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