Knox County’s first and, as yet, only elected public defender will be stepping down at the end of this month to return to private practice. Mark Stephens was elected in 1990 as District Public Defender for the 6th Judicial District and almost thirty years later, he has helped to transform indigent defense in Knox County and Tennessee. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with Stephens about the history of the Community Law Office, about his frustrations with the criminal justice system, and about what comes next for the CLO and for him.
