Injustice in the Legal System
Throughout the novels that were a required reading in class, one topic is brought to light in each, the legal system, and how it affects various families in different ways. The legal system is a procedure for interpreting and enforcing the law. Although 57 percent of Americans believe that the system is fair and just, there are more children with a parent incarcerated than are diagnosed with autism and juvenile diabetes. “In 2005, 61 people were cleared of crimes they did not commit.The amount has significantly raised till most recent in 2015, where 149 people had been released after being accused for crimes, having served on average about 14-and-a-half years in prison” (“Exonerations”). Inequality in the legal system continues to grow throughout the United States. According to the Netflix documentary, 13th, one im three African American males is expected to do time in prison during their lifetime,versus the one in seventeen white males who are likely to spemd time in prison during their lifetime. Although people of color make up 30% of the U.S population, they make up 60% the prison population. In June of 2010, a study released by the Equal Justice Initiative showed that in Houston County Alabama, 8 out of 10 African Americans qualified for …show more content…
22 states have adopted the law the state. A stand-your-ground law is where defendants can “stand their ground and are able to use force without retreating in order to protect and defend themselves from threats and "stand their ground" and use force without retreating, in order to protect and defend themselves or others against threats or perceived threats.” (FindLaw). It has been shown that there is a loophole is the Stand Your Ground Laws. A study conducted by the Urban Institute found evidence that whites who kill African Americans in the Stand Your Ground state are more likely to be found justified in the
Throughout the novels that were a required reading in class, one topic is brought to light in each, the legal system, and how it affects various families in different ways. The legal system is a procedure for interpreting and enforcing the law. Although 57 percent of Americans believe that the system is fair and just, there are more children with a parent incarcerated than are diagnosed with autism and juvenile diabetes. “In 2005, 61 people were cleared of crimes they did not commit.The amount has significantly raised till most recent in 2015, where 149 people had been released after being accused for crimes, having served on average about 14-and-a-half years in prison” (“Exonerations”). Inequality in the legal system continues to grow throughout the United States. According to the Netflix documentary, 13th, one im three African American males is expected to do time in prison during their lifetime,versus the one in seventeen white males who are likely to spemd time in prison during their lifetime. Although people of color make up 30% of the U.S population, they make up 60% the prison population. In June of 2010, a study released by the Equal Justice Initiative showed that in Houston County Alabama, 8 out of 10 African Americans qualified for …show more content…
22 states have adopted the law the state. A stand-your-ground law is where defendants can “stand their ground and are able to use force without retreating in order to protect and defend themselves from threats and "stand their ground" and use force without retreating, in order to protect and defend themselves or others against threats or perceived threats.” (FindLaw). It has been shown that there is a loophole is the Stand Your Ground Laws. A study conducted by the Urban Institute found evidence that whites who kill African Americans in the Stand Your Ground state are more likely to be found justified in the