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Colorado public defenders — beset by high turnover, heavy workloads — seek $17.7 million to raise salaries

Study found 98% of positions at regional offices within Office of the Colorado State Public Defender are underpaid

Public defender John Moran holds evidence as he direct questions Jim Ezzell, an investigator with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, as he testifies on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, during the Mark Redwine trial in Durango Colo. (Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Public defender John Moran holds evidence as he direct questions Jim Ezzell, an investigator with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, as he testifies on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, during the Mark Redwine trial in Durango Colo. (Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4: Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A full 98% of positions at regional offices within the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender are underpaid compared to similar jobs in the public sector, an independent study by an outside agency found last summer.
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