The Washington Post Wonkblog has a disturbing if not shocking graphic illustrating the extreme racial disparity in the criminal justice system. The story also reports the results of a study finding that the economic progress by black men in American society beginning in 1940 to 1980 has stopped and, in some instances, reversed, a major cause being skyrocketing rates of incarceration.
Read it: Charting The Shocking Rise of Racial Disparity In Our Criminal Justice System.
Read more at Sentencing Law and Policy: There's Little Evidence That Fewer Prisoners Means More Crime.
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