Racial disparities endure despite steep decline in city's minor arrests, finds Brennan Center for Justice
Briefly

The gap was the widest in Manhattan, with Black New Yorkers 15 times as likely to face a minor offense compared to white New Yorkers.
"They're most likely due to the substantial criminal justice reforms in New York City like growing numbers of diversion and court alternative programs," said the report's coauthor Josephine Wonsun Hahn.
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