Prosecutor's memo said Hispanics get tougher plea deals; state attorney calls it a mistake

[Zorro]

State Attorney Jack Campbell moved quickly Wednesday night to counter allegations his office singles out Hispanic defendants in rural North Florida for stiffer penalties in plea bargain offers.

Campbell confirmed the authenticity of a document revealed by a former prosecutor that lists three tiers of misdemeanor plea offers used by the Second Judicial Circuit’s Jefferson County office in North Florida.

A photograph of the document that was said to be tacked on the wall says to exclude those with “Extensive Criminal History and/or Hispanic” from diversion programs, or to have adjudication withheld.

Campbell explained a junior prosecutor who was leaving the position in Jefferson County wrote procedural guidelines for their successor and had used the wrong words and misstated the policy.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/state/2023/04/20/florida-prosecutors-leaked-memo-hispanics-should-get-tougher-plea-deal/70133720007/

Uh huh...jes' a minor mistake...