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By The Sentencing Project

  Minority populations comprise two-thirds of persons convicted of offenses in federal courts and nearly three-quarters of federal prisoners are either black or Hispanic. While there is a strong perception that there exists elements within the criminal justice system that exacerbates this disparity, the federal government has yet to study the truth of such accusations. Congress is considering legislation which would fund 10 pilot programs to examine racial and ethnic disparity and remedy any biases that exist in the administration of federal criminal justice.  Posted Date: 4/10/2009 1:51:06 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on April 10, 2009 (boomark / email).