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ProPublica“We're not a racist organization, and we don't racial profile.”
That’s a claim that Sheriff Jerry Sheridan has made again and again.
But annual reviews of every traffic stop or arrest of a Latino person have repeatedly contradicted him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sheriff-jerry-sheridan-maricopa-county-court-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise.
When Jerry Sheridan was second-in-command at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, a federal judge found he had undermined reforms meant to root out racial profiling. Now, as head of the department, Sheridan is pushing to end the court’s oversight.
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