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Part 4 The Kevin Epps Murder Trial

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The Kevin Epps murder trial in San Francisco has highlighted the issue of selective prosecution, with accusations that District Attorney Brooke Jenkins protects state-aligned actors while coming down disproportionately hard on marginalized defendants, particularly Black men.

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