Posts Tagged ‘Incarceration’
New Report Reveals Racial Bias In California’s Traffic Court System
A new report shows that California’s current policies for those unable to pay are disproportionately affecting Blacks and Latinos.
Read MoreCanadian lawyers are pushing courts to consider systemic racism
Defense lawyers in Ontario want to start pushing judges to consider how systemic racism may have contributed to the criminal activity of black offenders they are sentencing.
Read MoreHow One Massachusetts Jail Cut Its Population By 30 Percent In 6 Years
By now the problem is well documented: There are far too many Americans behind bars, and it costs society far too much, in every sense, to keep them there. Less discussed, however, is what can be done about it.
Read MorePlantations, Prisons and Profits
Louisana is no stranger to prisons, thanks to its extensive private prison system that regularly employs slave labor.
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