Today, Hunter spoke with the newest Chief Public Defender for the State of Maryland, Natasha Dartigue. Throughout her career, Natasha worked in every imaginable part of the Maryland Public Defender system. As such, she is acutely aware of the strength, weaknesses, and challenges she will face as she leads the office into the next decade. As with all of the conversations we have with leaders of a state wide Public Defense system, Natasha brings with her a vision for a safer, more vibrant community through the revitalization of public defense in the state of Maryland.     Guest: Natasha Dartigue, Chief Public Defender, Maryland Office of the Public Defender     Resources: Maryland Office of the Public Defender https://www.opd.state.md.us/ Maryland Public Defender Caseload Standards https://silo.tips/download/maryland-attorney-and-staff-workload-assessment-2005 Geoff Burkhart “How to Leverage Public Defender Workload Studies”” https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/80800/OSJCL_V14N2_403.pdf?sequence=1   NAPD Conference Sign Up https://napd2023riseresistrepresent.sched.com/ Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com