Defying a directive from Gov. Sonny Perdue, the state public defender council’s board on Thursday voted not to submit a budget that would cut the struggling agency’s funding by at least 6 percent.
Members of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council board said further cuts would cripple the cash-strapped agency. The board also voted to ask the governor to fully fund its budget.
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Perdue’s Office of Planning and Budget has directed most state agencies to submit proposed budgets with at least 6 percent cuts by Sept. 2. Perdue is looking to save about $1.6 billion because tax collections have plunged. Some agencies are submitting proposals that include layoffs, furloughs and cutbacks of services.
There isn't enough money as it is to provide adequate defense to indigent defendants, but who gives a shit about them? Looks like all hell is about to break loose.
