Just City on Memphis Daily News: “We have systems that are treating people differently based on the color of their skin”

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Written By Josh Horton

From Memphis Daily News:

"Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael acknowledged Monday, July 24, that the court still has a problem with disproportionate minority contact. That is African-American youth who not only show up in the court more often than white youth, but get disproportionately harsher punishments and are more likely to be transferred for trial as adults than white children charged with the same offenses.”

Josh Horton www.futurejosh.com
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