Description: In Louisiana's Caddo Parish, prosecutors strike African-Americans from jury service at three times the rate they strike non-African Americans.
Read the Report Become a Member Make a Donation Contact Us BLACK STRIKES THE DATA THE HISTORY In Louisiana's Caddo Parish, prosecutors strike African-Americans from jury service at three times the rate they strike non-African Americans. A study of more than 300 criminal jury trials held over 10 years reveals that this practice of "blackstriking" contributes to the significant under-representation of African-Americans serving on juries. About the Data The data set consists of the empanelment of 332 juries in
Data Set: 332 juries
The data set includes all jury trials that took place between January 2003 and December 2012, and had-->