Justice Department Finds Incarceration of Black Schoolchildren in Mississippi “Shocks the Conscience” | Equal Justice Initiative

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Meridian police automatically arrest public school students when called by school officials, often without determining if there is probable cause. Students are then put on probation, sometimes without proper legal representation, and are required to serve any subsequent suspensions from school in the juvenile detention center.

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