The Injustice System: Erie Co Jail's Unequal Treatment Of The Poor

Webthough the incarceration rate is now nearly eight times its historic average, the scale of punishment today gains its social force from its unequal distribution.

Webthe presence of inequalities in criminal punishment according to defendants’ race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status arguably challenges the philosophical.

Webi believe we have a criminal justice system in this country that treats you better if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor and innocent.

Webfor the past five months, an injustice watch team of seven staff members and nine interns have been studying the pretrial detention of people accused of crimes,.