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Another article that notices a racial disparity in prison sentences then infers the cause must be racial inequality in the sentencing. I'd like to see jaut one
by willnonya 4y ago
Another article that notices a racial disparity in prison sentences then infers the cause must be racial inequality in the sentencing.
I'd like to see jaut one analyze the socio-economic and educational levels of these offenders and see if there are factors that go beyond race. Overly harsh punishments are a problem for everyone but maybe there are other factors at play here that funnel minorities into the justice system in higher numbers.
- ifelsethenyeah 4y agoThere are numerous holistic and historical factors that throw more people into the jaws of the unforgiving US criminal justice system: 1. School-to-prison pipeline [i] 2. For-profit prisons 3. Mandatory minimums 4. Three-strikes laws 5. Over-policing minority and poor areas 6. Racial profiling [ii] 7. Lack of adequate universal mental healthcare 8. The War on Drugs 9. Lack of opportunities + crimes of desperation and despair 10. Poverty leads to inadequate defense and conviction or pleading out to something they didn't do because overworked public defenders are a cruel joke ---- i. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School-to-prison_pipeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School-to-prison_pipeline ii. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_profiling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_profiling
- jacquesm 4y agoLet's name it for what it is: voter disenfranchisement on an industrial scale.