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Who dies in police custody? Texas, California offer new tools to find out

  • Written by Amanda Woog, Postdoctoral Fellow at Institute of Urban Policy Research and Analysis, University of Texas at Austin

How many people die in our criminal justice system each year?

It turns out it is hard to tell, and it depends who you ask.

Following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and many others at the hands of the police, this lack of information has emerged as one of the most pressing issues in criminal justice reform. Reading media...

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