These disparities were observed “after controlling for a wide variety of sentencing factors,” including age, education, citizenship, weapon possession and prior criminal history.
Source/Credit: The Washington Post
By Christopher Ingraham | November 16, 2017
Recent research shows that black men who commit the same crimes as white men receive sentences nearly 20 percent longer.
The United States has the world's largest prison population. There are approximately 666 inmates per 100,000 people.
Black men who commit the same crimes as white men receive federal prison sentences that are, on average, nearly 20 percent longer, according to a new report on sentencing disparities from the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC).
These disparities were observed “after controlling for a wide variety of sentencing factors,” including age, education, citizenship, weapon possession and prior criminal history.
The black/white sentencing disparities have been increasing in recent years, the report found, particularly following the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker in 2005. [more ...]
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