Living with the consequences of Maine's public defense crisis: A view from the inside
Colter Cross is currently incarcerated at Maine State Prison and serving a 15-month sentence. Through years of repeated contact with Maine’s criminal courts, he has witnessed the effects of an overburdened and under-resourced public defender system. Writing from inside, he documents how these systemic failures undermine constitutional rights and destabilize families across the state. By Margaret Adams Parker, 1988 I want to start off by introducing myself. My name is Colter Cross. I am...
