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On average, black men receive sentences 20 percent longer than white men who commit similar crimes
For far too many, America’s legal system is about punishment, not justice
Senator Chris Coons
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That’s correct according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, though not if pleas of probation are taken into account (if they are, the percentage increase is 14.5 percent). http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/black_prisoners_tend_to_serve_longer_sentences_than_whites
