Social Justice Issues in the Justice System by Bre Walker https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice Scan and peruse various information resources below. As you review - Ahas? Shocking? https://padlet.com/brechael/5qp7aywz3x7ybprh en-us 2022-05-23 04:35:05 UTC 2026-01-30 09:56:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2696.png https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200015770 Studies estimate that between 4-6% of people incarcerated in US prisons are actually innocent. The history of racism in America has created an assumption that POC are "suspicious, dangerous, and criminal." Innocent POC are more likely to be wrongfully convicted than innocent white people (7x for murder and 12x for drug-related charges). ]]> 2022-05-25 23:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200015770 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200016274 Black youth are 8.6 times more likely than their white peers to receive an adult prison sentence, while Latino youth are 40% more likely than white youth to be admitted to adult prison.]]> 2022-05-25 23:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200016274 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200016901 That because of prior convictions, people can get longer sentences for small offenses, such as 70 years for stealing a tuna sandwich 

]]> 2022-05-25 23:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200016901 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017068 Innocent black people are more likely to be wrongfully convicted of crimes than innocent white people. ]]> 2022-05-25 23:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017068 emilyfisher9 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017297 Youth being tried as adults getting longer sentences and even when laws change, the convictions don't.

]]> 2022-05-25 23:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017297 People carry the prison experience and the identities they developed under prison duress with them as they return home, and this impacts their future success, their communities, and their loved ones. The experience of incarceration is further marked by a lack of basic necessities, meaningful activities, and connections with the outside world. All of this is compounded by the trauma of the prison experience itself and the loss of the incarcerated person’s constitutional rights. https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017363 2022-05-25 23:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017363 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017971 1 in 10 youth are being incarcerated in adult prisons/jails.]]> 2022-05-25 23:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200017971 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018344 Although CA laws about treating young offenders have changed and think prosecuting youth in adult courts are too severe, many youth still remain behind bars & are serving sentences that the state now thinks is too harsh, but haven't been released.]]> 2022-05-25 23:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018344 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018396 Mistaken witness of false confession most common reasons people are wrongly placed in prison]]> 2022-05-25 23:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018396 "Nearly 75 percent of those in state prison, and 60 percent of those in federal prison, have no high school credential—and only about a third of those without it successfully obtain one during their prison terms" https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018607 2022-05-25 23:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018607 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018621 The severity of a criminal sentence does not impact the amount of crime occurring in society. ]]> 2022-05-25 23:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018621 Thirty-one states have “once an adult, always an adult” policies, which mandate that if someone under eighteen has ever been charged as an adult, all of their future cases must also be handled in the adult system. https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018725 2022-05-25 23:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018725 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018763 Length of prison sentences have increased (by 36%), yet research shows sentencing severity has no effect on the level of crime in the society

The article didn't specifically address this (that I saw - I didn't read the whole thing) but I'd imagine the length of prison time is more correlated to race than to the act.]]> 2022-05-25 23:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018763 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018881 Some prison conditions are made to humiliate the people there (i.e., uncomfortable clothing, color coded clothing)]]> 2022-05-25 23:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018881 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018983 Children are quickly persecuted instead of examining why they display such behaviors or what factors may be causing them to act out. When this happens they are more prone to spending longer in the juvenile/justice system, ultimately sentencing them to many harsh terms.  ]]> 2022-05-25 23:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200018983 https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200020530 Despite softer regulations for juvenile offenders, BIPOC youth are still  more likely to be tried as adults for crimes committed as a youth. ]]> 2022-05-25 23:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200020530 More than half of the people in state prisons meet the criteria for drug dependence or abuse, as compared to approximately five percent of the total general population age 18 or older https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200020752 2022-05-25 23:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bwalker002/Justice/wish/2200020752