"The power of a jury to acquit is arguably the single most powerful tool that citizens have for stopping someone from going to prison."
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Inquest
For anyone committed to ending the scope and scale of mass incarceration, the jury system is worth serving in—and preserving, writes Sonali Chakravarti.
Resisting over-punishment and unjust punishment by the state is why it exists. https://inquest.org/becoming-decarceral-jurors/
Resisting over-punishment and unjust punishment by the state is why it exists. https://inquest.org/becoming-decarceral-jurors/
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Very important when one feels the law is unjust.