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The Continuing Racism Against Black Pre-SRA Offenders
By Leland Jordan
As most readers know, effective in July of 1984, the State of Washington moved from an indeterminate sentencing scheme to a determinate one. It did so in part on the basis of the conclusions reached by numerous studies of Washington's criminal justice system. These studies concluded that ...
As most readers know, effective in July of 1984, the State of Washington moved from an indeterminate sentencing scheme to a determinate one. It did so in part on the basis of the conclusions reached by numerous studies of Washington's criminal justice system. These studies concluded that ...
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- The Continuing Racism Against Black Pre-SRA Offenders, by Leland Jordan
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