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anemptytextllineWell known author, teacher and activist Clint Smith talks to the CFSY about racial inequity, mass incarceration and extreme sentencing of youth in the United States.
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anemptytextllineThe ACLU submitted testimony to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about racial disparities in sentencing, and reported that disparities are highest among those sentenced to juvenile life without parole. Although Blacks make up approximately 13% of the overall population, more than 56% of those given JLWOP are Black (and there is evidence this percentage has increased in recent years).
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anemptytextllineProvides summary of the Supreme Court’s key decisions on juvenile life without parole and key statistics about the rates of Black children given JLWOP, compared to their White counterparts.
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anemptytextllineData demonstrates severe racial disparities in the arrest and sentencing of youth; in at least 10 states black youth arrested for murder are significantly more likely to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole than white youth arrested for the same crime.
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