New Initiative Seeks to Bridge Prosecution Empathy Gap 2019-11-26
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New Initiative Seeks to Bridge Prosecution Empathy Gap
A new initiative signed by 40 progressive district attorneys pledges to have prosecutors visit correctional centers in an effort to instill more empathy in the sentencing process.
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