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By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide to Crime / Punishment since 2004

Justice System Unfair, Unjust for Hispanics

Saturday October 30, 2004
Hispanics are overrepresented in the nation's criminal justice system, with Hispanic defendants imprisoned three times as often and detained before trial for first-time offenses almost twice as often as whites, according to a new report.
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