Gideon's Army

Gideon's Army is a 2013 American documentary film about three public defenders in the Southern United States.

The movie is directed by Dawn Porter.

[1][2] Its title comes from Gideon v. Wainwright, which required that indigent criminal defendants be offered counsel at trial.

[3] Gideon’s Army explores the journeys of three young public defenders in the Deep South challenging assumptions in a strained criminal justice system.

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