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A renowned judge?wonders:?What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center??The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with?dignity,?no matter their background. When she became Newark?Municipal?Court?s?chief?judge, she knew?well the inequities?that?poor, mentally ill,?Black,?and?brown?people faced?in the criminal justice system. Pratt?s?reforms?transformed her?courtroom into a?place for problem-solving and a?resource for healing.?She assigned essays?to defendants?so that the court could understand?their?hardships?and?kept?people out of jail through alternative sentencing and nonprofit partnerships. She became the judge of second chances, because she knew too few get a first one.?With a foreword from Senator Cory Booker,?The Power of Dignity?shows how we can transform?courtrooms,?neighborhoods, and our nation to support the vulnerable and heal community rifts.?That?s the power of dignity.?
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