American criminal justice system

Activists Looking to Usher In Real Justice With Reform-Minded DAs

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Activists Looking to Usher In Real Justice With Reform-Minded DAs

Marijuana Legalization Must Address the Price Paid by Black Bodies

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Marijuana Legalization Must Address the Price Paid by Black Bodies

Can Anyone Hear My Plea? Race, Criminal Justice and the 97 Percent Who Never Got Their Day In Court

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Can Anyone Hear My Plea? Race, Criminal Justice and the 97 Percent Who Never Got Their Day In Court

In a Rigged Court System, Innocent Black People Wait Years for Their Day In Court,Â Forcing Some to Accept Plea Bargains

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In a Rigged Court System, Innocent Black People Wait Years for Their Day In Court, Forcing Some to Accept Plea Bargains

6 Ways Racial Discrimination Creates An Unfair Jury Selection Process For Black People

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Texas Prosecutor Outs DA Who ‘Advised’ Him to Exclude Black Jurors from Trials

Obama's Supreme Court Choice a 'Slap in the Face,' Black Women's Group Says

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Obama’s Supreme Court Choice a ‘Slap in the Face,’ Black Women’s Group Says

Without Meaningful Changes in Ferguson, the City Could Be Setting Itself Up for a Grim Repeat of Chaos and Tragedy

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End Debtors’ Prison: DOJ Issues Guidelines Preventing Courts From Jailing People Over Court Fines

Caddo Parish Elects Black DA, But He Shows No Signs of Looking Into Past Convictions

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Caddo Parish Elects Black DA, But He Shows No Signs of Looking Into Past Convictions

States Looking to Change the Fate of Ex-Convicts By Giving Them Clean Slate on Job Applications

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A Record 149 People Were Exonerated in 2015, Reveals Systemic Misconduct by Police, Prosecutors