Explore indepth the public defender crisis that has gone under the national radar for years and how it is affecting our justice system. Thousands of innocent people, disproportionately minorities and the poor, are locked up in American prisons right now because of the underfunding and understaffing of public defenders. Explore the crisis, its effects, and how to stop it with this talk. Aidan ArnoldGalati is a senior who will be attending King's College London majoring in law next year. He has been on Varsity Mock Trial as an attorney for four years, winning awards at the county, state, and national level. He has a particular interest in the public defender crisis and wants to be one when he graduates law school. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx