Some Hennepin county public defenders say prosecutors and the courts are discriminating against children of color in applying a law aimed at adding tougher consequences for juvenile offenders. At least two attorneys are challenging a law that's supposed to act as a bridge between the juvenile and adult court systems. But as Minnesota Public Radio's Elizabeth Stawicki reports, no one knows how the law has worked because no one has been tracking the cases.
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