Resources of the Prosecution and Indigent Defense Functions in Tennessee
This report on prosecution and indigent defense funding in Tennessee uncovers disturbing evidence of a significant and unfair imbalance of financial and other resources between the prosecution and indigent defense functions. The report is the first comprehensive analysis of indigent defense and prosecution resources in the state, and indicates that Tennessee’s indigent defense system is in dire need of reform. The Spangenberg Group, one of the nation’s leading experts on state criminal justice systems, authored the new study, which was commissioned by The Tennessee Justice Project.
