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How The Right To Speedy Trial Can Reduce Mass Pretrial Incarceration, Zina Makar
How The Right To Speedy Trial Can Reduce Mass Pretrial Incarceration, Zina Makar
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Kenny Johnson1 was thirty-two years old when he was released from a Baltimore City jail— almost three years after his arrest in October 2012. Johnson was not serving a sentence, but these three years were spent under pretrial detention. He had been denied bail. Johnson’s case was a rollercoaster of delays and uncertainty, particularly towards the end of his pretrial incarceration. The need for certainty convinced Johnson to plead guilty—he could not stand knowing that his pretrial incarceration could be indefinite and he wanted to be sure he was going home, guilty or not guilty.
Between the time he was …
Poor, Black And "Wanted": Criminal Justice In Ferguson And Baltimore, Michael Pinard
Poor, Black And "Wanted": Criminal Justice In Ferguson And Baltimore, Michael Pinard
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