US man who pleaded guilty to hate crime ordered to write essays on racism

Jarl Rockhill also required to read Ta-Nehisi Coates, as part of plea deal for plastering a racist sticker outside refugee non-profit

An Oregon man who pleaded guilty to a hate crime was ordered to write essays about racism and the challenges faced by refugees.

Jarl Rockhill, 35 and from Linn, Oregon, was ordered by a judge to write the essays as a part of a plea deal, the Oregonian reported.