Debate over returning judges discretion on habeas counsel intensifies at committee hearing House Bill 27 05 would remove automatic appointment of counsel in many post-conviction habeas corpus petitions and return the decision to district court discretion; KDOC supported the change for efficiency, while public defender and bar groups warned it would strip indigent inmates of a statutory right and risk denying relief in serious abuse cases.

A controversial bill in Kansas is set to strip automatic legal counsel from indigent inmates, sparking a fierce debate over access to justice and the rights of the vulnerable.

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