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Japan: Black People Face Disadvantage in US Criminal Justice System

Robin Koerner - September 17, 2020. Published in Asahi Shimbun

Black people are often specifically targeted by police. Arrestees are often pressured to accept plea deals to avoid costly trials or the threat of life imprisonment by admitting guilt.

Canada: The Double Threat African Americans Have Had To Contend With

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 3, 2020. Published in National Post

Mexico: I Can’t Breathe

Patricia Simoni - June 19, 2020. Published in Milenio

[T]here is a regime disguised as a democracy, wherein systematic oppression and domination are exerted by a significant percentage of a white racial group over another, African American one.

United Kingdom: Trump’s a Racist Con Man – and That’s the Brand America Bought

Lalatendu Das - February 28, 2019. Published in The Guardian

Trump supporters long ago decided to discount, dismiss, disbelieve, indulge, ignore, endorse, excuse or otherwise rationalize his appalling behavior.

Brazil: Learning from the Mistakes of the US

Robin Koerner - November 25, 2015. Published in El Pais

The United States is going to set free about 6,000 prisoners who have been serving sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. Brazil should follow this movement closely.

Iran: Mass Incarceration: Whatever Happened to the American Dream?

Robin Koerner - September 19, 2015. Published in Fars News Agency

Germany: Arrest, Condemn, Incarcerate

Robin Koerner - July 28, 2015. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Racism rules the system. Obama's planned reform is overdue – and is not enough.

Australia: Australia Can Show the US a Thing or Two in the Lock-Up Stakes

Robin Koerner - July 26, 2015. Published in The Age

Americans, even Republicans, are starting to realise the folly of the perpetually tougher on crime vortex.

Canada: America’s Correctional System Is Utterly Disgraceful

Robin Koerner - December 13, 2014. Published in National Post

Canada: America’s Justice System Gone Mad

Robin Koerner - October 30, 2014. Published in National Post

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