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The week-long detention of a New York City essential worker, Devaughnta \u201cChina\u201d Williams, whom police arrested at a protest and charged with parole violations, is a case in point.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-left embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--left\u0022 xmlns:xlink=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center info \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/53462\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_newyork_protests_police.jpg?itok=fgpRJhbY 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_newyork_protests_police.jpg?itok=aaiBZmq_ 946w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 width=\u0022946\u0022 height=\u0022631\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_newyork_protests_police.jpg?itok=aaiBZmq_\u0022 alt=\u0022Police stand by as other officers arrest protesters in New York, Wednesday, June 3, 2020.\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewBox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=250315#sprite-expand\u0022 \/\u003E\n \u003C\/svg\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EPolice stand by as other officers arrest protesters in New York, Wednesday, June 3, 2020.\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2020 AP Photo\/Seth Wenig\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n \u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/reports\/correctionalcontrol2018.html\u0022\u003E4.5 million people\u003C\/a\u003E under probation or parole in the US. Any slip-up, from missing a meeting, to violating a local ordinance,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/csgjusticecenter.org\/publications\/confined-costly\/\u0022\u003Ecan land\u003C\/a\u003E them\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/content\/pub\/pdf\/ppus16.pdf\u0022\u003Eback\u003C\/a\u003E in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.exitprobationparole.org\/statement\u0022\u003Ejail or prison\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2013 with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1473477\u0022\u003Efew fair trial protections\u003C\/a\u003E. Reflecting the racial inequities that are spurring protests, Black and brown people are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/issue-briefs\/2018\/09\/probation-and-parole-systems-marked-by-high-stakes-missed-opportunities\u0022\u003Edisproportionately subjected to supervision\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.urban.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publication\/22746\/413174-Examining-Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-in-Probation-Revocation.PDF\u0022\u003Eincarcerated for violations\u003C\/a\u003E. In New York City, Black people are jailed for alleged parole violations at a rate\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/justicelab.columbia.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/content\/NY%20Parole%20Racial%20Inequities.pdf\u0022\u003E12 times higher than for white people\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/champ.gothamist.com\/champ\/gothamist\/news\/caught-de-blasios-curfew-essential-worker-spends-week-jail-after-nypd-crushes-bronx-protest?__twitter_impression=true\u0022\u003EAccording to media reports\u003C\/a\u003E, after finishing his janitorial shift on June 4, Williams, a 27-year-old Black man on parole, briefly marched with protesters in the Bronx. Police\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/nypds-ambush-of-peaceful-bronx-protesters-was-executed-nearly-flawlessly-city-leaders-agree\u0022\u003Etrapped, bludgeoned, and pepper-sprayed\u003C\/a\u003E the group shortly before the 8 p.m. curfew and arrested more than 250, including Williams. Williams was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theappeal.org\/new-york-city-curfew-essential-workers\/\u0022\u003Eexempt from curfew as an essential worker\u003C\/a\u003E, but police listed \u201cbreach of curfew\u201d in charging him with parole violations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGenerally, people arrested in New York have the right to challenge their detention at a hearing within 24 hours \u2013 though, in a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/legalaidnyc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/06-05-20-LAS-Files-Notice-Of-Appeal-In-Case-To-Free-New-Yorkers-Illegally-Detained-Pre-Arraignment-By-The-NYPD.pdf\u0022\u003Ehotly\u003C\/a\u003E contested\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insider.com\/nyc-judge-suspends-24-hour-arraignment-rule-drawing-aocs-ire-2020-6\u0022\u003Edecision\u003C\/a\u003E, a New York judge\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.law.com\/newyorklawjournal\/2020\/06\/04\/a-crisis-within-a-crisis-manhattan-judge-rules-some-delay-from-arrest-to-arraignment-is-reasonable\/\u0022\u003Erecently lifted\u003C\/a\u003E that requirement in the context of Covid-19 and the protests. 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