From ThinkProgress: Last week, a federal court in Mississippi sentenced a key figure in a $3 million mortgage fraud scheme to two and a half years in federal prison. Just a few days earlier, however, a Mississippi federal judge imposed a significantly harsher sentence on a woman who lied on…
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From McClatchy: Black and Asian adolescents are much less likely than their white peers to abuse or become dependent on drugs and alcohol, according to a Duke University-led study based on an unusually large sample from all 50 states. “There is certainly still a myth out there that black kids…
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† The Criminal InJustice Series is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI.Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. California Prison Hunger Strike Ends, Conditions of…
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According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Latinos comprise the new majority of those sentenced to federal prison during the first three quarters of 2011. Felony immigration crimes accounted for most of the increase. Latinos comprise about 16 percent of the U.S. population. From Immigration Prof Blog: [A] new government report…
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A black woman has been charged and convicted of records tampering after falsifying her address so that her children could go to a better public school. She was initially charged with theft of $30,000 worth of public education. She spent 10 days in jail and an Ohio parole board has…
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Cross-Posted from Criminal Injustice Kos:† † Criminal InJustice Kos is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Soothsayer99, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CIK. Criminal InJustice Kos is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Attica Prison Uprising…
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