All The Ways Being White Helped Me Avoid Prison
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The Marshall Project
September 13, 2018

“As a young, educated white girl, I confused everyone I encountered in law enforcement. When I consider how I avoided nine years in prison—instead getting three years in probation—the word I think of now is privilege.” – Jennifer Jordan, 36, served time in various juvenile facilities and jails between the ages of 14 and 21

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