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644,000 Old Warrants Scrapped for Crimes Like Public Drinking<br><h6>The New York Times</h6>

644,000 Old Warrants Scrapped for Crimes Like Public Drinking
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By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. AUG. 9, 2017 For years, beginning in the 1990s, aggressive enforcement of minor offenses, like riding a bike on a sidewalk or drinking in public, was a fundamental part of policing in New York. But one of the lasting consequences of that enforcement has become a major policy dilemma, as

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August 9, 2017 0

She Was Convicted of Killing Her Mother. Prosecutors Withheld the Evidence That Would Have Freed Her.<br><h6>The New York Times Magazine</h6>

She Was Convicted of Killing Her Mother. Prosecutors Withheld the Evidence That Would Have Freed Her.
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By EMILY BAZELON AUG. 1, 2017 Noura Jackson called 911 at 5 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2005. ‘‘Please, I need, I need an ambulance, I need an ambulance right now!’’ she cried. ‘‘Someone broke into my house. My mom — my mom is bleeding.’’ She panted as she waited a few long seconds for

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Prosecutors’ Dilemma: Will Conviction Lead to ‘Life Sentence of Deportation’?<br><h6>The New York Times</h6>

Prosecutors’ Dilemma: Will Conviction Lead to ‘Life Sentence of Deportation’?
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By VIVIAN YEE JULY 31, 2017 The drunken-driving case seemed straightforward, the kind that prosecutors in Seattle convert into a quick guilty plea hundreds of times a year: a swerving car, a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, a first-time offense that caused no injuries. The only complication was the driver. A 23-year-old

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Good DAs Need Voter Support <br><h6>The New York Times</h6>

Good DAs Need Voter Support
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Lock ’Em Up? Prosecutors Who Say ‘Not So Fast’ Face a Backlash Nytimes Frances Robles ORLANDO, Fla. — In Tampa, the top prosecutor says too many children are charged as adults. In Houston, the district attorney will no longer press charges in low-level marijuana cases. And in Chicago, prosecutors will no longer oppose the release of

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March 30, 2017

The Key to Reform<br><h6>The Atlantic</h6>

The Key to Reform
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Are Prosecutors the Key to Justice Reform? Given their autonomy—only if they want to be. The Atlantic Juleyka Lantigua-Williams A consensus is building around the need to seriously rethink the role of the prosecutor in the administration of justice. Power dynamics are unbalanced, sentencing guidelines are outdated, and old-fashioned human biases persist. And prosecutors—singularly independent

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