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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin in Los Angeles

‘America could be truly free’: John Legend on his fight to overhaul the criminal justice system

John Legend: ‘When you separate a child from their parent, you’re extending this cycle of violence and trauma to that child.’
John Legend: ‘When you separate a child from their parent, you’re extending this cycle of violence and trauma to that child.’ Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

John Legend, the singer-songwriter and longtime racial justice activist, has thrown his weight behind political campaigns that rarely get celebrity endorsements: progressive candidates running for district attorney.

The Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner has long been a vocal supporter of the movement to reduce mass incarceration in the US, and has backed several chief prosecutors and candidates who seek to right the wrongs of America’s racially biased criminal justice system.

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