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Why Are Black People in Ypsilanti Disproportionately Arrested on Bench Warrants?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2017 0

Part 1: Data Trends Black men and women in Ypsilanti accounted for 63% (1,179 of 1,869) of all Washtenaw County arrests in 2014 on “failure to appear” bench warrants, even though they make up less than 2% of the county’s total…

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Q & A: Washtenaw County Probate Court Candidate Tracy Van den Bergh

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 29, 2014 1

TRACY VAN DEN Bergh comes into Sweetwater’s in Kerrytown a bit before 10 a.m. on a Saturday. She’s holding an empty iced coffee and looks casually caffeinated. She’s 44- years-old, and wears her age well. Considering she’s competing in a…

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bar Association Poll

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 17, 2014 0

Washtenaw County Bar Association Candidate Survey Nearly 80 percent of the respondents indicated that they did not know me. Yet 52 percent of the respondents felt my technical qualifications (defined as legal ability, legal knowledge,…