US EditionRacial biases impact plea bargaining: Minorities face higher conviction rates and harsher plea deals
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Racial biases impact plea bargaining: Minorities face higher conviction rates and harsher plea deals
In 2010, a 16 year old black man named Kalief Browder was accused of stealing a backpack in the Bronx. His bail was set at $3,000, and since he was unable to post bail, Browder was sent to Rikers Island. He was offered many plea deals, including three and a half years in prison if he plead guilty. Browder stayed in solitary confinement for nearly two out of the three years in Rikers. His charges were eventually dropped since there was no direct …
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