My independent review aims to examine suggestions of systematic racial bias in the British justice systemWhere America leads,Britain usually follows. Art and culture, film and fashion, or language and political ideas all contain a habit of crossing the Atlantic. But in one important area of British life we must resist this trend: the incarceration rates for ethnic minorities. America is domestic to nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners,but not even 5% of the world’s population. Minorities make up a disproportionate share: approximately one in every 15 African American men are incarcerated, alongside one in 36 Latino males. The figure for white men is one in 106. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com