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The convict received an unjust sentence.
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Human Rights Watch's Asia Director Elaine Pearson said the harsh 20-year-sentence is effectively a death sentence, calling it cruel and unjust.
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CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Human Rights Watch’s Asia Director Elaine Pearson said the harsh 20-year-sentence is effectively a death sentence, calling it cruel and unjust.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Policies that punish families or deny due process are unjust.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Hinton’s work shows how institutions—from urban police to public housing and segregated, underfunded schools—have, through their practices, entrenched a racially unjust status quo.
—Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Human Rights Watch’s Asia Director Elaine Pearson said the harsh 20-year-sentence is effectively a death sentence, calling it cruel and unjust.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Policies that punish families or deny due process are unjust.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Hinton’s work shows how institutions—from urban police to public housing and segregated, underfunded schools—have, through their practices, entrenched a racially unjust status quo.
—Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Unjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjust. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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