David Lammy's (UK Justice Secretary) own review in 2017 found that people from racialised backgrounds are more likely to trust a jury than a magistrate.
Judges are from a narrow background and part of the state infrastructure. They're more likely to accept the police or CPS narrative.
Juries protect against institutional failure.
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
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The proposals to cut back on jury trials comes as successive UK governments have passed anti-protest laws and expanded terrorism law.
Verdicts in these cases often hinge on how a jury interprets intention and political meaning.
A single judge must not decide over the criminalisation of protest.
This attack on juries comes as police are using so-called 'crime-predicting' tech more and more.
This tool relies on flawed data that targets low-income and racialised communities who are already over-represented in criminal legal system data sets.
We need the human oversight of juries.
The UK government wants to strip back jury trials to reduce the court backlog.
But 'efficiency' without accuracy and accountability is simply injustice delivered faster and at scale.
They should focus on expanding legal aid, banning “crime-predicting” tech that funnel people into the legal system and investing in community services, housing, youth clubs and mental health services. These are more successful in reducing crime and reoffending.
David Lammy's (UK Justice Secretary) own review in 2017 found that people from racialised backgrounds are more likely to trust a jury than a magistrate.
Judges are from a narrow background and part of the state infrastructure. They're more likely to accept the police or CPS narrative.
Juries protect against institutional failure.
David Lammy's (UK Justice Secretary) own review in 2017 found that people from racialised backgrounds are more likely to trust a jury than a magistrate.
Judges are from a narrow background and part of the state infrastructure. They're more likely to accept the police or CPS narrative.
Juries protect against institutional failure.
The proposals to cut back on jury trials comes as successive UK governments have passed anti-protest laws and expanded terrorism law.
Verdicts in these cases often hinge on how a jury interprets intention and political meaning.
A single judge must not decide over the criminalisation of protest.
Juries are a crucial check on the abuse of power.
The UK government must not roll back jury trials.
Doing so will result in automated injustice as the criminal justice system looks towards crime-predicting tech and algorithmic decision-making.
Read more ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defending-trial-by-jury/
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
#immigration #news #ice #government #trump #politics #criminaljustice #humanrights #civilrights
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of the Bureau of Prisons’ leadership, contracting and budget decisions, concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power, and any info you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside the bureau.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/bop-bureau-prisons
Last week the Safety Not Surveillance coalition hit the streets of London.
We sent the message that so-called 'crime-predicting' tech must be BANNED!
Because we have the right to be presumed innocent, not predicted guilty.
This tech fuels racism, enables unchecked police power and threatens all our rights. Ban it!
Sign up for campaign updates ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-fight-against-crime-predicting-tech
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Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-louisiana-death-row-inmate-released?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
