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Military lawyers admit racial disparities in service justice systems Thursday, June 18, 2020

Stars and Stripes

Black and other minority service members are more likely to face punishment than their white comrades in all of the military services, top uniformed lawyers admitted Tuesday, telling lawmakers that they had yet to determine reasons behind such disparities.

But the services have begun taking steps to understand and address racial disparities within the military’s justice system, the most senior military lawyers for the Army, the Air Force, the Navy and the Marine Corps said during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee’s personnel subpanel.

Committee members implored the lawyers to take the issue seriously and to incorporate experts from outside the military in their search for solutions amid growing national cries in recent weeks for racial equality.

Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/news/us/military-lawyers-admit-racial-disparities-in-service-justice-systems-1.634050

 

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