First of all, coming from Chicago, very large city, Houston, the fourth largest city in the Nation, the whole criminal justice system skews itself to inner city neighborhoods.
Summer Lee: “First of all, coming from Chicago, very large city, Houston, the fourth largest city in the Nation, the whole criminal…”
On the recordMay 20, 2009
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Comments on the bias in the criminal justice system affecting urban areas.
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