Investigators on staff at district attorney and public defense offices in 2023

Pyramid bar chart that shows prosecutors have an overwhelming advantage on investigator staffing compared to public defense offices for every California county in 2023

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* 2 counties with public defense offices did not have staff investigators in 2023.
† 27 counties did not have public defense offices in 2023.

Chart: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters Source: California Department of Justice Embed