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A Criminal Justice Journalist Wrestles With Doubts in the Jury Box

A longtime journalist serving on a jury must weigh the flaws of the system against the holes in the gun and drug case he heard.

Life Inside • 06.14.2024

The Day I Didn’t Serve on a Jury in a Sex Assault Case

“As I left the courthouse it dawned on me that the judge had assumed the role of therapist.”

Life Inside • 04.04.2019

I Was a Juror on a Murder Trial, And I Still Can’t Let It Go

“I felt an overwhelming sense of injustice. How did this happen?”

Life Inside • 02.21.2019

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