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Ten Ways Criminal Justice Is One Of The Great Civil Rights Crises Of Our Time
By Nicole Flatow The last few months have issued several potent reminders that racism still pervades our criminal justice system, as even some prominent and powerful American black leaders publicly professed that they had to warn their young sons about … Continue reading
Mass incarceration does injustice to millions of American children
By Michael Leo Owens Reform criminal justice now. That was the core message US Attorney General Eric Holder delivered recently to the American Bar Association and our nation. He declared that “too many Americans go to too many prisons for … Continue reading
How The Zimmerman Mindset Rigged The Justice System Against Black Men
By Judd Legum George Zimmerman killed one boy, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Although a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty, his attitude — that a young black male is an object suspicion and contempt — not only cost Martin his life … Continue reading
Bryan Stevenson – We need to talk about an injustice
Great presentation from human rights lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative discussing the unfairness of the American criminal justice system.
The war on drugs is an unconstitutional war on African-Americans
An excellent commentary by Renay Patterson-Scott on an issue that we need to demand a change in. Race-Talk » Blog Archive » The war on drugs is an unconstitutional war on African-Americans.
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Tagged african american, criminal justice, drugs, incarceration, justice, law, Obama, police, politics, race, racism, Renay Patterson-Scott, War on Drugs
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More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US
I would like to hear from the family in the UK on this one. What I found interesting is that some in the United Kingdom admit that this is the “…result of decades of racial prejudice in the criminal justice system and an overly … Continue reading
Is Innocence Overrated?
Excellent commentary by Alan Bean and the folks at Friends of Justice. I have read Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” and recommend everyone to read this book. It brings specific issues about justice and incarceration into a … Continue reading
Our Justice System Requires Us To Punish Wrongdoers. What If There Were a Better Way?
Interesting article by Mikhail Lyubansky over at Race-Talk. I must admit restorative justice may be a viable option for petty, nonviolent offences. This article has piqued my interest to learn more about it. I feel however that America has a “blood-lust” in its … Continue reading
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