Second Class Justice

That's the title of a new blog published by Stephen Bright of the Souther Center for Human Rights.  LINK

Here's a brief excerpt from the beginning of the 'About' tab:

SecondClassJustice.com is about ending the unfair and discriminatory treatment of people in the criminal justice system by documenting that treatment.  Contrary to the constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws and the etching “Equal Justice Under Law” on the Supreme Court building, the kind of justice people get in America’s courts depends very much upon the amount of money they have.   Poor people are deprived of their liberty – and even their lives – because they cannot afford competent legal representation.   The rich and guilty often have a better chance of avoiding conviction than those who are poor and innocent.

I'm adding it to the Essential Law Blogs webroll.