What is the connection between poverty and the U.S. legal system?
1) Public defender offices suffer from a lack of money and too much work.
2) People whose incomes are below the poverty line are likely to use the best attorneys with the most resources at the taxpayers' expense.
3) The law ensures equality in the justice system.
4) Defendants whose incomes are below the poverty line do not have to accept plea bargains because their attorneys are provided for them.