White women lead Champaign County jury makeup

URBANA – For the third year in a row, more white women than any other demographic group sat in judgment of defendants in Champaign County court cases.

The over-representation of white women and the non-existence of Asian males in the jury pool were among the findings of the fourth annual report of the Champaign County Courtwatching Project.

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