Article 5N4CA Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same Crime

Ohio Court Sentences Black Woman to 18 Months in Prison the Day After Giving White Woman Probation for Same Crime

by
Michael Harriot
from The Root on (#5N4CA)
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While the above headline may seem incendiary, it is important not to draw false equivalencies because all criminal cases are not equal. For example, in this specific story, two women-one Black, one white-were convicted of the exact same crime. However, the two cases are not the same. One is worse than the other.

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