Article 6B195 Florida prosecutor sorry for racist memo that singled out Hispanic residents

Florida prosecutor sorry for racist memo that singled out Hispanic residents

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Richard Luscombe in Miami
from US news | The Guardian on (#6B195)

Document that advocated more severe punishments for Hispanic defendants not the policy of this office', Jack Campbell says

A state attorney in Florida has apologized for a racist" memo produced by staff in a rural county office of all-white prosecutors, advocating more severe punishments for defendants who are Hispanic.

The document covering plea deals was exposed by a whistleblower former employee who worked briefly for Jack Campbell, state attorney for the second judicial circuit based in Tallahassee.

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