Dossier
Priscilla Ocen
Coverage of Priscilla Ocen in the Nexus archive.
- California courts must address the racial bias in death penalty sentencing
Every person sentenced to death in California over the last five years has been Black or Latino, highlighting racial bias in the state's death penalty system. A lawsuit filed by the Office of the State Public Defender and civil rights groups, supported by empirical studies, claims the death penalty violates equal protection guarantees, and the California Supreme Court has allowed the case to proceed.