Race also influences the application of sentences. Prosecutors determine with what severity they want to apply charges by simply using their discretion. This can lead to prosecutors judging someone in a short amount of time, simply based on appearance. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (2014), “ Racial disparities in sentencing also result in part from prosecutors’ decision at the initial charging state, suggesting that racial bias affects the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to certain crimes”(p.2). One example of the racially biased use prosecutorial discretion is the implementation of Georgia’s two-strike laws. Prosecutors in Georgia can decide if they want to charge an offender under the states two-strike
