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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/10/15-1
Published on Friday, October 15, 2010 by Russian Times RT
Injustice for All? US Justice System Failing
The World Justice Project released its 2010 ‘Rule of Law Index’ ranking the top 11 developed countries based on its citizens’ access to civil justice. The US ranked thelowest.
The report also found that less than one in five low income Americans get the legal assistance they need.
“Wealthierpeople get good lawyers, private lawyers. They get out of whatever theywere accused of and the same accusation against a low income person of color will lead them to jail for lengthy periods of time,” said MedeaBenjamin, an activist and co-founder of CODEPINK.
Thestudy also looked at other factors including absence of corruption,limited government power and fundamental rights. The US ranked belowseventh out of the eleven developed countries in all categories exceptone.
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