Monday Morning Jumpstart
Just a few things you should read this morning:
- In light of my recent post about the plight of pd systems, Scott writes a stirring tribute to the public defender and hidden in that is a call to arms for every other lawyer. More on that, and my own thoughts, later.
- The Courant reports on this new ACLU study which finds that – surprise! – minority kids are arrested more than white kids. Definitely some more on this later.
- On the DNA front: 6 exonerations in NE and unreported DNA in a Baltimore case casts doubt on conviction
- The Lori Drew trial has taken some odd turns: yes suicide, no suicide, yes!
That’s it. Now get to work!
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about 1 year ago
Whats frustrating about minorities and the law is how unwilling legislators are to actually deal with this issue. No one wants to look “soft on crime” and no one wants to admit that our prisons are filled with the youths of African American and Latino communities.