The Sentencing Project's article cites evidence that increasing prison sentences based on criminal history does not improve public safety and disproportionately harms people of color, and proposes ...

A new study reveals that, in federal court, Black and Hispanic defendants are less likely than white defendants to receive probation instead of prison. This difference significantly contributes to the ...

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers urged President Joe Biden in a letter Monday to commute the sentences of people who are affected by disparities in sentences for offenses involving crack and powder cocaine. "I ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued new guidance on Friday essentially eliminating the disparity in federal sentencing for the distribution of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine, a policy that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Incarcerated men are seen during a film class at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on Feb. 24. (Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle) ...

Suggested Citation: "4 Criminal Justice Drivers of Racial Inequalities." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice: Science, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the fall of 2021, a group of students at Wake Forest University took part in a class on data-driven advocacy. Their objective was to find a question that was broadly relevant to ...