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Reforms in the local criminal justice system aim to address racial disparities

from The Daily Tar Heel

Reforms in the local criminal justice system aim to address racial disparities The Daily Tar Heel In the wake of ongoing protests against police brutality, local activists have called for changes to the criminal justice system. According to data from the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2017, the jail incarceration rate for Black residents in Orange County was 669.8 people per 100,000 residents. The jail incarceration rate for Latinx residents in the county was 226.8. This is compared to 48.8 people per 100,000 white residents. READ MORE

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