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3-23-2013

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Law

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Here in North Dakota, the U.S Attorney's Office and the Federal Public Defender's Office are engaged in joint efforts to protect this important right. For example, we have worked together on training for private defense lawyers who take appointments to represent indigent defendants at compensation rates well below what they charge the general public. We have both reached out to tribal officials to provide training for prosecutors and defense attorneys in tribal courts. We have begun discussions with other court officials about ways to keep those convicted from committing new offenses by targeting resources at re-entry, so they leave the criminal justice system for good once their sentences are complete. We've worked to find ways to handle cases as efficiently and effectively as possible so the tax dollars funding our offices go further. Perhaps most importantly, our offices have established open and cordial lines of communication so that cases are handled professionally and vigorously by both sides without needless bickering and delay.

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Bismarck Tribune

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