Chief Justice Reiber: People get a say in how courts are doing in diversity, equity and inclusion

In 2021, a study by the Council of State Governments found that, in Vermont in 2019, Black people were over three times more likely to be defendants in a misdemeanor case and almost six times more likely to be defendants in a felony case than white people.

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