Brian Shrader

We have to do something. And I know there's a lot of other criminal defense attorneys who would agree with all this. I wouldn't hesitate to call up my colleagues and say, don't you agree? And they would all say, yeah, we agree, but we don't know what to do. We don't have an answer to how to fix it.

And a lot of that is because we're looking, we're not looking a year down the road or five years down the road. We're looking six weeks down the road when I have the hearing. And then that hearing comes and goes. And unfortunately, that file gets closed out. We move on to the next thing and we start all over. And we may have some retained institutionalized knowledge that I'm

And a lot of that is because we're looking, we're not looking a year down the road or five years down the road. We're looking six weeks down the road when I have the hearing. And then that hearing comes and goes. And unfortunately, that file gets closed out. We move on to the next thing and we start all over. And we may have some retained institutionalized knowledge that I'm

And a lot of that is because we're looking, we're not looking a year down the road or five years down the road. We're looking six weeks down the road when I have the hearing. And then that hearing comes and goes. And unfortunately, that file gets closed out. We move on to the next thing and we start all over. And we may have some retained institutionalized knowledge that I'm

I'm happy to share anything I have with anybody else. And I find most of my colleagues are the same way. But it may need to come from public defenders, the elected public defenders or appointed public defenders, depending on the jurisdiction, to be able to talk about things loud enough and with enough kind of background and statistics that they keep themselves.

I'm happy to share anything I have with anybody else. And I find most of my colleagues are the same way. But it may need to come from public defenders, the elected public defenders or appointed public defenders, depending on the jurisdiction, to be able to talk about things loud enough and with enough kind of background and statistics that they keep themselves.

I'm happy to share anything I have with anybody else. And I find most of my colleagues are the same way. But it may need to come from public defenders, the elected public defenders or appointed public defenders, depending on the jurisdiction, to be able to talk about things loud enough and with enough kind of background and statistics that they keep themselves.

So that might be a great place to start.

So that might be a great place to start.

So that might be a great place to start.

Yeah, change is hard. Change is real hard and people will resist change every step, especially in the system where there's a lot of motivation for, like I said, for people just to get things off their desk and move on. to add an extra step in there or ask someone to spend some time putting into place a new system is tough. Funding it is always going to be a problem.

Yeah, change is hard. Change is real hard and people will resist change every step, especially in the system where there's a lot of motivation for, like I said, for people just to get things off their desk and move on. to add an extra step in there or ask someone to spend some time putting into place a new system is tough. Funding it is always going to be a problem.

Yeah, change is hard. Change is real hard and people will resist change every step, especially in the system where there's a lot of motivation for, like I said, for people just to get things off their desk and move on. to add an extra step in there or ask someone to spend some time putting into place a new system is tough. Funding it is always going to be a problem.

And these are programs that have to be government funded. There's not going to be a private donor step up and who are going through the systems sometimes by the very nature of what they're going through, are not going to have the personal financial resources to be able to fund their own way. That's just a reality for a lot of people.

And these are programs that have to be government funded. There's not going to be a private donor step up and who are going through the systems sometimes by the very nature of what they're going through, are not going to have the personal financial resources to be able to fund their own way. That's just a reality for a lot of people.

And these are programs that have to be government funded. There's not going to be a private donor step up and who are going through the systems sometimes by the very nature of what they're going through, are not going to have the personal financial resources to be able to fund their own way. That's just a reality for a lot of people.

And I know I mentioned before, and I'll bring it up, our homeless population is full of mental health problems. probably could be treated. And a lot of the individuals who are just languishing and really struggling on so many fronts, not just from a poverty front, but from the mental health front and physical, untreated physical ailments, a lot of these people are right in our face every day.

And I know I mentioned before, and I'll bring it up, our homeless population is full of mental health problems. probably could be treated. And a lot of the individuals who are just languishing and really struggling on so many fronts, not just from a poverty front, but from the mental health front and physical, untreated physical ailments, a lot of these people are right in our face every day.

And I know I mentioned before, and I'll bring it up, our homeless population is full of mental health problems. probably could be treated. And a lot of the individuals who are just languishing and really struggling on so many fronts, not just from a poverty front, but from the mental health front and physical, untreated physical ailments, a lot of these people are right in our face every day.

We're going to have to provide the resources for them, but we can't get them to get a job or