 &gt; When people ask how to push back against police misconduct, how to decrease the costs of mass incarceration and how to ensure fairer treatment of our nation’s most disenfranchised citizens, part of the answer lies in fully funding public defender’s offices and enabling us to represent our clients in a meaningful manner.<p>If the justice system is a funnel, these public defenders are at the very bottom. Adequate funding may relieve pressure, but the long term solution is a better filter at the very top. One solution: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9802861" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9802861</a>