In Pennsylvania Blacks are sentenced to Life in Prison 18 times higher than whites

scott prell CRJ302 Community & CJ September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 1 Minute

A new report on the state’s 5,300-strong lifer population from the Pittsburgh-based Abolitionist Law Project cites stark racial disparities: black Pennsylvanians are sentenced to life at a rate 18 times higher than white ones. It finds a disproportionate impact on young people: More than half of lifers were 25 or younger at commitment

news article:

http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/life-without-parole-pennsylvania-philly-mass-incarceration-prison-industrial-complex-death-by-incarceration-20180918.html

Link to the report:

http://abolitionistlawcenter.org/2018/09/18/a-way-out-abolishing-death-by-incarceration-in-pennsylvania/

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