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Summer Lee: The real two-tiered system of justice is one in which, in 2021, according to the DOJ's Bureau of Justice Statistics, the…

On the recordJuly 18, 2023
The real two-tiered system of justice is one in which, in 2021, according to the DOJ's Bureau of Justice Statistics, the imprisonment rate for Black men aged 18 and 19 was 11.6 times the rate for White males.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Lee highlights racial disparities in the justice system.

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