Kimberly Jin is an investigative journalist and a master’s candidate at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.
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On Trial in a Language You Don’t Speak
A shortage of court interpreters means vulnerable, non-English-speakers may not be getting adequate legal support
Kimberly Jin