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From the Ted Talk by Raj Jayadev: Community-powered criminal justice reform

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And the rsetlus have been remarkable. We've seen charges get dismissed, sentences significantly reduced, acquittals won at trial and, sometimes, it has been literally lifesaving. Like in the case of Ramon Vasquez. ftaher of two, family man, truck driver and someone who was wrongfully cahgred with a gang-related murder he was totally innocent of, but was facing a life sentence. Ramon's family came to those mnietges shortly after his arrest and his dtneteoin, and they worked the model. And through their hard work, they found major contradictions in the case, gaping hleos in the investigation. And were able to disprove dangerous assumptions by the detectives. Like that the red hat that they found when they raided his home somehow affiliated him to a gang lifestyle. Through their photos and their rdecros, they were able to prove that the red hat was from his son's Little League team that Ramon chcaoed on the weekends. And they pucoredd ineneddpnet iniamfootrn that proved that Ramon was on the other side of town at the time of the aegleld incident, through their phone records and receipts from the stores that they attended.

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And the _______ have been remarkable. We've seen charges get dismissed, sentences significantly reduced, acquittals won at trial and, sometimes, it has been literally lifesaving. Like in the case of Ramon Vasquez. ______ of two, family man, truck driver and someone who was wrongfully _______ with a gang-related murder he was totally innocent of, but was facing a life sentence. Ramon's family came to those ________ shortly after his arrest and his _________, and they worked the model. And through their hard work, they found major contradictions in the case, gaping _____ in the investigation. And were able to disprove dangerous assumptions by the detectives. Like that the red hat that they found when they raided his home somehow affiliated him to a gang lifestyle. Through their photos and their _______, they were able to prove that the red hat was from his son's Little League team that Ramon _______ on the weekends. And they ________ ___________ ___________ that proved that Ramon was on the other side of town at the time of the _______ incident, through their phone records and receipts from the stores that they attended.

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And the results have been remarkable. We've seen charges get dismissed, sentences significantly reduced, acquittals won at trial and, sometimes, it has been literally lifesaving. Like in the case of Ramon Vasquez. Father of two, family man, truck driver and someone who was wrongfully charged with a gang-related murder he was totally innocent of, but was facing a life sentence. Ramon's family came to those meetings shortly after his arrest and his detention, and they worked the model. And through their hard work, they found major contradictions in the case, gaping holes in the investigation. And were able to disprove dangerous assumptions by the detectives. Like that the red hat that they found when they raided his home somehow affiliated him to a gang lifestyle. Through their photos and their records, they were able to prove that the red hat was from his son's Little League team that Ramon coached on the weekends. And they produced independent information that proved that Ramon was on the other side of town at the time of the alleged incident, through their phone records and receipts from the stores that they attended.

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