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Why traditional justice advocacy feels futile in court

My nephew got arrested again and the family wants me to advocate for traditional sentencing but the judge barely listened last time and I feel like I'm setting him up to fail.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Systemic racism and cultural misunderstanding in legal institutions undermine efforts to secure culturally appropriate forms of accountability and healing.

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