BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday passed a funding bill that includes a pay raise for public defenders as part of an effort to end a legal crisis that led to dozens of cases being dropped and defendants getting out of jail

But hours before the vote, the deal was criticized by private attorneys who handle a bulk of cases for indigent clients, raising doubts as to whether the pay raise will be enough to end a work stoppage public defenders launched in May.

The dispute over funding, which has played out in several states across the country, has led to more than 100 cases being dropped , including some for serious crimes such as domestic abuse and assaulting a police officer. More than 60 defendants have been released from jail because they had no legal counsel. As many a

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