Title: 8 Facts You Should Know About Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System
Headings: 8 Facts You Should Know About Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System
8 Facts You Should Know About Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System
Racial discrimination has been ingrained in the criminal legal system from its earliest days and persists today.
1. More than half of death row exonerees are Black.
2. Nearly half the people currently on death row are Black
3. Half of the 2,725 people exonerated since 1989 are Black.
4. Innocent Black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than innocent white people.
5. It takes longer to exonerate an innocent Black person.
6. Police misconduct occurred in more than half of all wrongful murder conviction cases involving innocent Black people.
7. About one-third of unarmed people killed by police are Black.
8. Black people are more likely to be stopped and searched.
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But racial discrimination can play a role in a wrongful conviction case before it even makes it into courtroom. Racial bias in everyday police encounters can often lead to wrongful conviction or even death. 7. About one-third of unarmed people killed by police are Black. Of the more than 149 unarmed people killed by the police in 2017, 49 were Black, according to Mapping Police Violence. Despite thousands of police shootings since 2005, only 110 officers who shot a person while on duty have been charged with murder or manslaughter, FiveThirtyEight reported. And less than half of them were convicted. Too often officers who use excessive force or engage in misconduct return to their jobs without consequence. This lack of accountability can lead to wrongful convictions.