Cost of justice in prison riot will be huge
DOVER — Describing the indictment as “unprecedented in its scope,” Delaware’s lead public defense attorney expects “hundreds, if not thousands of hours” will be spent representing each of the 18 inmates charged after a prison riot left a correctional officer dead in February.
In addition to attorney fees set at $90 per hour, the State of Delaware will pay for other defense needs such as investigators and forensic experts, among other costs and rates to be determined.
“These expenses add up,” Public Defender’s Office Chief Brendan O’Neill said. “They are paid with public funds.”
The U.S. Constitution mandates protecting the rights of the prisoners who allegedly participated in the takeover of James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna on Feb. 1-2.
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