A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Washington County sheriff to release criminal defendants from jail if they have been held for 10 days without a lawyer, injecting new urgency into Oregon’s complicated and long-running public defense crisis. As of this week, 2,580 defendants across the state are stranded without lawyers. That number includes 164 people who are in jail without lawyers, according to the Oregon Judicial Department. Read more at the link in our bio. #oregon #washingtoncounty #washingtoncountyoregon #theoregonian