Have you read anything about the quality of public defenders? If not, here's a recent article:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-public-defender-system

Have you read anything about the quality of public defenders? If not, here's a recent article:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-public-defender-system-isnt-just-broken--its-unconstitutional/2015/09/03/aadf2b6c-519b-11e5-9812-92d5948a40f8_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-public-defender-... What public-interest agencies are you talking about? As far as I can tell, the ACLU, EFF, and a handful of others provide no-cost support for a negligible portion (way less than 0.1%) of civil cases.