Injustice and the Poor
... Wainwright was an extraordinary case in our American history however, whether or not it changed equality within the courts between the wealthy and the poor is the question at hand. ... Money can even determine your worth which is the reason many poor people are cast aside and forgotten, or treated as if they are a plaque among society. These theories are carried over into the judicial system and cause the courts to imprison the poor rather than help them. Clarence Earl Gideon is a good candidate to represent criminals who are poor. He is what one could call a “typical under privileged or poor individual. ... The benefit they received was more power over those who they deemed did not meet their standards; the poor. Although there have been many amendments to the constitution, which has bettered the lives of colored people and women, there is still a diversity in the judicial system between the wealthy and the poor. ... The public defender situation in our country today is unfair to the criminals that are poor because they sometimes end up suffering the consequences brought on by a legal defendant with little to no concern regarding the case. ... Many years have passed since Gideon won his case, but little has changed to protect the rights of the poor.