The U.S. criminal justice system is described as a network of government agencies and institutions, including law enforcement, court systems, and correctional institutions. In theory, it is a system based on the principles of law and order, where all are treated equally under the law and justice prevails. Unfortunately, the current system has become innately problematic for specific populations, especially for black American’s who are more likely to experience burdens and less likely to receive benefits in all aspects of U.S. Society. Justice is often distributed according to money and status. Political power and monetary influences have infiltrated the neutrality…
It is usually around two o’clock in the morning when She arrives. When I find myself jerked forcefully awake, my upper body propelled straight up out of bed as if it were being shot out of a cannon, followed by my head whipping violently away from the pillow. My fists instinctively fly up into the air around me, in an effort to protect me from whatever this invisible force has in store for me tonight. …
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