You’re a professional, a parent, or a hardworking resident sitting in the galley of a crowded New Orleans criminal court, waiting for your name to be called. While you wait, you watch another person stand before the judge. Their charges—perhaps a first-offense possession or a domestic battery—sound exactly like yours. […]

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