In California, people of color are more strongly represented at every stage of the criminal justice system except in decision-making roles.
On June 10th, California’s Board of State and Community Corrections will meet to finalize the request for proposals (RFP) for $500 million in adult facility construction funding. These funding decisions will unquestionably have a long-term impact for all Californians.
So it was said, almost 50 years ago, by the Kerner Commission, in their report on the riots of the 1960s. Their exact words were: “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white — separate and unequal.” And so it remains today.
Blog May 14, 2015
Why Do We Resist Individualized Justice?
“Demographic determinism” persists even among progressives. It needs to stop.
Blog May 7, 2015
Disgraceful Rhetoric from Baltimore
Rhetoric blaming youth for destruction in Baltimore reinforces America’s troubling historical narrative against the young and poor.