How Oakland prosecutors kept Black and Jewish people off juries for decades

Sep 25, 2024 · 30m 27s
How Oakland prosecutors kept Black and Jewish people off juries for decades
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Researchers with https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCcUjdXzuKwrJCE-PFyxJXtw have made a https://colorofchange.org/press_release/color-of-change-statement-on-alameda-countys-racist-and-anti-semitic-death-penalty-scandal/: for decades, prosecutors in Alameda County, California, worked to systematically exclude Black and Jewish individuals from jury participation in order to produce juries...

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Researchers with @colorofchange have made a shocking discovery: for decades, prosecutors in Alameda County, California, worked to systematically exclude Black and Jewish individuals from jury participation in order to produce juries that were more likely to support capital punishment. Michael Collins, Senior Director of Government Affairs at Color Of Change, joins Rattling the Bars for a revealing discussion on prosecutor misconduct, and what these findings tell us about the state of the criminal injustice system.

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