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Why Prosecutors Matter on the Quest to End Mass Incarceration

Why Prosecutors Matter on the Quest to End Mass Incarceration

by Megan Garrity | Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Though the public often thinks of criminal justice in terms of police, judge, and jury, prosecutors actually control more of the sentencing process than any other group. Prosecutors are lawyers and elected officials who work for the government, whether local or...
How the Legal System Fails People with Disabilities

How the Legal System Fails People with Disabilities

by Megan Garrity | Feb 11, 2021 | Uncategorized

In 2015, a hearing-impaired man named Abreham Zemedagegehu spent six weeks in jail in Arlington County, Virginia, for a crime he didn’t commit. A man had accused Zemedagegehu of stealing an Ipad, but the accuser changed his mind and took the charge back. Zemedagegehu...

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