Posts Tagged ‘The Sentencing Project’

Mass Incarceration: A destroyer of people of color and their communities

Mass Incarceration: A destroyer of people of color and their communities
Dear Obama Administration, instead of having our Drug Czar focus on addiction recovery and prevention programs, how about changing the policy of our racialized criminal justice system that has used the “War on Drugs” policy to put more Black males in the criminal justice system than slavery in 1850? Around...
May 17th, 2010 | Criminal Justice | Read More

Want to know what’s wrong with the War on Drugs?

Want to know what’s wrong with the War on Drugs?
By Madhuri Mohindar and Ishita Srivastava It’s the first time that 1 in every 100 adult Americans is in prison, proof of an exploding prison system that our country can ill afford and a movement away from rehabilitation programs. Even more disturbing are the racial disparities within the prison...
March 11th, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Racial Equity | Read More

Does your race and income matter if face the death penalty?

Does your race and income matter if face the death penalty?
It is no secret that our country’s criminal justice system has consistently proven to be biased against minority communities of color. Statistics published by the NAACP show that even amongst those found guilty of crimes, African-Americans continue to be disproportionately sentenced to life in prison,...
March 5th, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Racial Equity, Talk About Race, US | Read More