The Sentencing Project’s Executive Director Marc Mauer delivered testimony to the United States Sentencing Commission examining the impact of federal mandatory minimum penalties on public safety and the extent to which these penalties have exacerbated existing racial disparities within the criminal justice system.
Homicides involving white victims are significantly more likely to be "cleared" by the arrest of a suspect than homicides involving victims of color, causing racial disparities in capital sentencing to begin as early as police investigations. Learn more in Race & Justice News.
Jared Kushner hosted a listening session for President Donald Trump on prison reform. Unfortunately, his plans don’t inspire much optimism, nor do the actions of the administration thus far.
