Why racial disparities in criminal justice?

1. Laws/policies can have a disparate impact.
2. Racial bias affects prosecutors & judges.
3. The justice system disadvantages the poor, often people of color. #criminaljustice #sentencingproject

New report: https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/12/One-in-Five-Racial-Disparity-in-Imprisonment-Causes-and-Remedies.pdf

@morgfair #Justice is never served when humans such as this are free to perpetrate dozens of #crimes in plain sight while tens of thousands are unjustly sentenced for decades for far lesser crimes. #SentencingProject #EliminateUnjustSentencing #SentencingDisparities