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How the Charges Against Derek Chauvin Fit Into a Vision of Criminal-Justice Reform

from The New Yorker

How the Charges Against Derek Chauvin Fit Into a Vision of Criminal-Justice Reform The New Yorker I first saw the “Hospital Arraignment” shift listed on my schedule as a rookie prosecutor in Manhattan, in 2004. I soon learned that criminal arraignments routinely took place around a hospital bed, because it was common for a person to be seriously injured during his or her arrest. A judge, prosecutor, defense lawyer, and court reporter would travel in a car to a local hospital, where the person lay handcuffed to the bed, and proceed to conduct the court hearing. READ MORE

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