The United States Constitution guarantees us all a fair trial in front of a jury of our peers.
But what happens if you’re a Black man or woman and almost 30% of Black people in your state are denied the ability to serve on a jury due to criminal convictions?
That’s exactly what happens here in New Jersey, and it means that our juries are whitewashed and fail to reflect the diversity of our state. It also means people of color accused of crimes are often not judged by a jury of their peers.
Learn more about this at 6 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Princeton University at a special screening of “Judging Juries,” a film from Abby Ginzberg that chronicles the many barriers to jury service in California.
EVENT SPONSORS:
- Students for Prison Education, Abolition, and Reform (SPEAR)
- NAACP Princeton University
- New Jersey Institute for Social Justice