
“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
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“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.”
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Parole Board Chair Gloriann Moroney’s contentious hearing to become a judge
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"Not only was I stunned by the way some of the councilors conducted themselves, but I was also disheartened by the lack of probing questions"
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“[Their] words and actions send a clear message: don’t bother coming and don’t bother giving testimony.”
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“We were stressed and unappreciated … left blinded.”
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“I wanted help, but I didn’t know how to ask for it. So I asked in the wrong way, and I took somebody’s life”
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“Of particular significance is that his rehabilitative efforts were done while he believed he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison.”
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“We are bringing this lawsuit to expose the inhumane way the DOC treats the people they incarcerate.”
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“People of color are more likely to serve longer sentences, even after accounting for criminal history, demographics, initial charge severity, court jurisdiction, and neighborhood characteristics.”