Latina Lista: New Report Shows Good Reason why Latino and Black Youth Have no Faith in Justice System

“But what is disheartening is that this discrimination against black and Latino youths has become so ingrained in our judicial system that it is now institutionalized.

For whatever reason, there is a perception that young men of color because they are the predominant ones behind bars are more vicious, hardened, and deserving to be in jail than white youth.”

link to report she talks about http://www.nccd-crc.org/nccd/pubs/2007jan_justice_for_some.pdf

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