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Scenario

How language barriers compound injustice in legal proceedings

I'm a court interpreter and I see defendants who don't understand what's happening to them every day but the lawyers rush through everything like their lives don't matter.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Linguistic exclusion is rendering due process meaningless for vulnerable populations.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Criminal justice systems globally?”

Peri

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