/tags/matthew-mahaffey Matthew Mahaffey en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:32:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-21/a-troubling-reality-problems-at-circuit-attorneys-office-stall-reform-agenda Matthew Mahaffey, St. Louis district defender for the Missouri State Public Defender, explains how problems at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office are affecting his clients — and harming Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's reform agenda. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:32:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-21/a-troubling-reality-problems-at-circuit-attorneys-office-stall-reform-agenda Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-19/long-waits-for-preliminary-hearings-in-st-louis-draw-public-defenders-ire Detainees in the City Justice Center last year waited an average of 146 days before getting a preliminary hearing. District Defender Matthew Mahaffey discussed how practices by the Circuit Attorney's Office have contributed to long stays at the jail, which has been cited as a factor in recent unrest there. Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:18:14 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-19/long-waits-for-preliminary-hearings-in-st-louis-draw-public-defenders-ire Sarah Fenske