You could likely have a free initial meeting with a lawyer to confirm a law had been broken and get a general idea of their fees and your odds of success.

Sounds like it would be your brother’s word against the public defenders. Sounds tough.

Yes, you could file paperwork for a lawsuit. Affording the legal help and winning the suit are different matters.

You’re gonna have to explain how a public defender has the power to jail anyone. Prosecutors coerce people to take deals thousands of times every day. Not only is that legal, and normal, the system would collapse without it.

We’ll need more information.

Are the brother and mom sleeping together?