addict info report citizens louisiana face harsh consequences republican trickle-down economics.as state stand brink economic disaster la residents could see disastrous result come months hospitals universities shutter disable lose access vital service social safety net gutted.in midst american civil liberties union sound even dire warning.the state louisiana incarcerate people place world without drastic intervention however citizens la lose access fundamental right legal representation.that jindal budget cut decimate state system public defense.according aclu attorney brandon buskey state public defense system short fund 33 state 42 district shutter next year leave poor without access legal representation.in statement guardian march 2016 buskey say system course collapse next summer public defense system sense word talk wholesale destruction public function accord buskey la citizens already experience brutal impact jindal failure fund public defense system metropolitan areas new orleans public defenders unable take new case leave citizens afford private attorney access legal representation.the result potentially innocent people trap behind bar way out.buckley explain orleans already dozens people hold jail weeks end without conviction way get literally trap people jail way la public defender jam dixon tell guardian state failure provide public defense cause extreme harm juveniles say long able adequately represent kid state child charge burglary theft go go unrepresented scar guardian report fund meltdown also threaten aggravate exist inequalities louisiana criminal justice system create two-tier service wealthy citizens employ private lawyers poor louisianans leave devices dixon point absolute injustice poor sit jail without representation money sixth amendment unite state constitution provide criminal prosecutions accuse shall enjoy right speedy public trial impartial jury state district wherein crime shall commit district shall previously ascertain law inform nature cause accusation confront witness compulsory process obtain witness favor assistance counsel defence happen la today immoral inhumane also violation unite state constitution document republicans claim deeply devote to.as result jindal irresponsible handle state budget innocent citizens could force spend months behind bar accuse crime commit.at time dangerous criminals guilty violent offenses likely see case throw due state failure uphold constitutional right accused.thanks jindal use state budget conduct experiment gop trickle-down economic theory state louisiana face 1.6 billion budget shortfall.a new budget propose state recently-elected democratic governor jon bel edwards approve state legislature attempt correct budget shortfall leave public defense system virtually unfunded new budget would slash fund public defense 62 percent reduce amount money allocate 33m 13m.the american civil liberties union file class action lawsuit behalf state accuse suit attack aclu call state chronic underfunding public defender system image wikimedia commons gop leadership fault predict collapse public defense system state