In the end, Prozer was declared indigent and a court appointed attorney took on the case.
Studies have shown that not all these people are indigent: a quarter or more can afford insurance, but choose not to buy it.
The benefits of that experience seem evident in the actress's assured performance in this lesser picture, with Lombard as Alabam Lee, a fan dancer who agrees to "adopt" an indigent old lady as a publicity stunt.
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Without having defense lawyers, without having those who can represent the indigent - and we had a system where about 85 percent of the individuals who came through the system were indigent - well, without having lawyers to represent them, we can't operate.
Charity, one of the oldest facilities in New Orleans, is a public hospital which accepts indigent cases and those without medical insurance, Gupta reported.
He is claiming indigent status and requesting that the state provide a lawyer, as he cannot afford one.
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Send the unclaimed tax credits to local safety net institutions, so if the uninsured cannot pay their medical bills there will be a source of funds to provide indigent care.
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Where once government-run schools were seen as a means to provide the children of indigent families with education and vocational training (as well as to assimilate immigrant families), such tax-funded schools soon became the norm, with many people unable to remember or imagine alternatives.
This winter, I met an unemployed young man who was skimming money off a welfare program that guarantees rural employment to the indigent.
Amongst the myriad stipulations within the law are several that have a direct bearing on the problem of care for the indigent.
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But all that cash, handed over in crumpled wads by calloused hands, has made Western Union a tempting target for regulators, politicians and advocates for the indigent.
Even when there are lawyers willing to take on indigent cases, judges often appoint cronies, or those they know will not vigorously contest a case.
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