Author: Grace Marion and Christian Middleton

Grace Marion is studying print and broadcast journalism at the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media. Before becoming a contributing reporter at the Mississippi Free Press, Grace had bylines in the Bucks County Courier Times, Mississippi Today and the Daily Mississippian among others. Contributing reporter Christian Middleton is a graduate of Missouri State University and now lives and writes in Oxford, Miss. Email him at [email protected].

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Asian Man Gets Plea Deal on Drug Charge After Attorney Reveals Racial Disparities in Enforcement

An Asian man facing prison time on a drug charge got a plea deal soon after his attorney alleged selective prosecution and used the Oxford Police Department’s own data to reveal worsening patterns of racial disparities for arrests and prosecution of drug charges. Now, he is facing five years of supervised probation instead.

May 25, 2021

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Asian Man Gets Plea Deal on Drug Charge After Attorney Reveals Racial Disparities in Enforcement

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