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“Once arrested, people of color are also likely to be charged more harshly than whites; once charged, they are more likely to be convicted; and once convicted, they are more likely to face stiff sentences—all after accounting for… crime severity and criminal history."
Black Lives Matter: Eliminating Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System
The Sentencing Project
February
2015
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