#101 The Racial Impact of Juror Exclusion (reprise)

Criminal Injustice returns with new episodes later this month. Until then, we're reposting some of our favorite interviews. This episode originally appeared April 2, 2019

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Jury service is THE way that members of the public participate in the criminal justice system. But who gets to serve? Are certain racial or ethnic groups excluded, and what’s the effect of these exclusions in the courtroom? An update on the groundbreaking “Jury Sunshine Project” from Professor Ronald Wright of Wake Forest University School of Law; he’s one of the co-leaders of the Jury Sunshine Project in North Carolina.

• Ron’s NYT Op-Ed: “Yes, Jury Selection Is As Racist As You Think. Now We Have Proof”
• “Prosecution That Earns Community Trust”