A latest report on criminal justice system of America has indicated that one in three black males born today is likely to face imprisonment at some point in their life if the current system infused with racial disparities continues.
The report, compiled by Sentencing Project, a Washington-based group that advocates for prison reform, was submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee this week and argues that racial disparity pervades every stage of the US criminal justice system, from arrest to trial to sentencing.
According to Huffington Post, compared to black males, only one in six Latino males and one in 17 white males is likely to face sentencing based on current trends.
The report explained that the racial minorities are more likely than white Americans to be arrested and convicted; and once convicted they are more likely to face stiff sentences.
It has been found that blacks are also more likely to be stopped while driving than whites as the subconscious racial association influence the way officers perform their jobs.
The authors of the report, based on the findings have concluded that the US is violating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states that all citizens must be treated equally under the law.
It is because of the rate at which black youth are increasingly arrested for drug crimes that is more than twice for white youth, which has exacerbated the racial disparities in the justice system.
Director of the Sentencing Project and one of the authors of the report, Marc Mauer, said that there is much that needs to be done to change the system, as there hasn't been much progress around these issues in quite some time.
