“If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you at no cost.” Ask the average American, and they will tell you that Public Defenders are free…. Unless of course you live in most states where they charge you something for getting a Public Defender. If you live in Iowa, this means you could pay up to the entire cost of your representation even if you are found not guilty or the charges are dropped. Joining Hunter today is Alex Kornya from Iowa Legal Aid to discuss the history, legality, and future of the fines and fees trapping thousands of Iowans in perpetual debt.     Guests: Alex Kornya, Litigation Director and General Counsel, Iowa Legal Aid Resources: Marshall Project Reporting https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/02/12/miranda-rights-indigent-defense-iowa Iowa Legal Aid https://www.iowalegalaid.org/   Cases Woodbury County v Anderson https://casetext.com/case/woodbury-county-v-anderson James v Strange https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/407/128/ Fuller v Oregon https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/417/40/ State v Dudley https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914b1a4add7b0493475ab37 Bearden v Georgia https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/461/660/ Fines and Fees Justice Center https://finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/ Email Alex akornya@iowalaw.org     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN