HAPPENING NOW: @april_camara is testifying before @HouseJudiciary about the importance of racial equity, access to counsel and holistic defense. Tune in:
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Witness testimony is about to begin as @JacksonLeeTX18 swears everyone in 
.@innocence's Barry Scheck comments on the fact that more than 20% of innocent people have pled guilty due to disparities with pretrial defense
.@barryscheck of @innocence comments on the unreliability of false confessions of guilt, which often happen after innocent individuals are coerced into confessions and unreliable evidence is presented.
"I witnessed the role of media, in shaping the opinion around cases before trial." Anthony Graves recounts his experience with false conviction. Many of the factors that led, most of which included the bias that others placed upon him.
We cannot lose sight on the clear historical role that racism and discrimination has played in mass incarceration, says @premaldharia in her opening statement
"Black communities are disproportionately surveilled, arrested and funneled into the criminal legal system" says @april_camara in her opening statement
.@april_camara finishes her opening statement in regards to racial justice with a call to action: will we remain silent, or phase our painful history in present reality?
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