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In Chile, the public defense of 3,200 people was in the hands of a bankrupt company
The Chilean government hires private companies to represent defendants who can’t afford an attorney. But a shadow has been cast over the country’s public defense system by an insolvent firm that has managed most of the cases under a questionable contract with the government, leaving thousands of defendants at risk.
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Investigation reveals widespread injustices in Latin America’s public defense institutions
Indigenous people who are marginalized, soldiers who are protected, innocent people stuck in prison, dubious contracts, and an increased likelihood that defendants will be convicted if they can’t afford an attorney: These are all symptoms of the weaknesses of public defense institutions in seven Latin American countries, according to an investigation led by Univision with seven other news organizations.
No one knows how many cases are assigned to each public defender in Costa Rica
The Public Defender’s Office lacks adequate statistics to measure the performance of its staff.
How did we reach these conclusions?
Univision Data used a statistical method that is common in social sciences but practically unexplored in newsrooms, called logistic regression.
As climate changes, Mexico struggles to keep coffee industry abuzz
A severe outbreak of disease could be the first of many climate-induced challenges in Chiapas, Mexico’s coffee-growing mecca.
An Amazon community braces for "monster" gold mine
The Volte Grande Project on the Xingu river is destined to be Brazil’s largest open-pit goldmine. But activists fear the environmental impact on indigenous communities.
SLIDESHOW: Indigenous life on Brazil's Xingu River under threat from a dam and a goldmine
The Volte Grande Project on the Xingu river is destined to be Brazil’s largest open-pit goldmine. But activists fear the environmental impact on indigenous communities.
