A pilot program, which began Oct. 14, has increased juror pay in Pierce County tenfold with the goal of creating more diverse juries.
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Jurors in Pierce County are getting a big pay raise.
Thanks to a pilot program that began on Oct. 14, Pierce County jurors will now be paid $100 a day— up from $10 a day previously. The hope is that the pay raise will allow a wider variety of people to participate.
A statewide jury demographic survey conducted by Seattle University in partnership with the Minority and Justice Commission showed that Black, American Indian and Alaska Native
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