Legal Aid Alberta’s Brydges line never sleeps

Demand for legal representation never rests. Just as police work around the clock, Legal Aid Alberta staff lawyers are also on the job 24 hours a day, taking calls from people who have been arrested or detained. 

 

Last year alone, LAA answered approximately 25,000 calls on the Brydges phone line – an average of 68 calls per day. 

 

LAA Staff Lawyer Jana Skarsen appeared on Global News Morning Edmonton to discuss how the Brydges phone line makes a difference for people who are in custody. 

 

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