Episode 566 | Bias on the Bench: How Black Defendants Get Harsher Sentences for the Same Crime
***EPISODE 566 | Notes and Links*** If two defendants were the same age, committed the same crime, had similar backgrounds and committed those crimes in the same state and county -- earning the same “sentencing score,” you would expect they would...
March 19, 201827m 50s
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Show Notes
***EPISODE 566 | Notes and Links***
If two defendants were the same age, committed the same crime, had similar backgrounds and committed those crimes in the same state and county -- earning the same “sentencing score,” you would expect they would get the same sentence. In Florida, your sentence can vary dramatically for no other reason than your race. The Herald Tribune put together a study to show empirically what systemic racism in our Justice system looks like.
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Notes from the Show with Links
Link to the full Study from Herald Tribune:
http://projects.heraldtribune.com/bias/#1
Link to Real Justice Pac: https://realjusticepac.org/
If two defendants were the same age, committed the same crime, had similar backgrounds and committed those crimes in the same state and county -- earning the same “sentencing score,” you would expect they would get the same sentence. In Florida, your sentence can vary dramatically for no other reason than your race. The Herald Tribune put together a study to show empirically what systemic racism in our Justice system looks like.
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Thanks to all of our newest patrons!
Theresa V.
Jenn McG
You are the REAL MVPs!
Go to Patreon.com/theBpDShow to become a patron today. We have a new goal to bring video back to the show. We need 50 patrons to commit $10 a month. Can we do it? (Obama)
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Notes from the Show with Links
Link to the full Study from Herald Tribune:
http://projects.heraldtribune.com/bias/#1
Link to Real Justice Pac: https://realjusticepac.org/
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