Justice Lab
October 28
Mainstream media is less likely to cover Black homicide victims and less likely to portray them as complex human beings, a new study shows.
Analysis
August 21
New data shows deaths from all causes—COVID and otherwise—have gone up 9 percent among White Americans, but more than 30 percent in communities of color.
News
June 11
The North Carolina state Supreme Court has upheld the controversial Racial Justice Act, which opponents repealed in 2013
Analysis
June 10
Even in the 15 largest departments where the majority of officers are people of color, only one union leader is black, our analysis shows.
Coronavirus
June 2
Racial disparities grew in five cities as arrests fell, according to our new data analysis.
Coronavirus
May 28
Some prison systems aren’t collecting race data. Others won’t disclose it. Experts say these are big mistakes.
News
May 11
“A judge who deals with prosecutors every day is not going to say, ‘You intentionally discriminated on the basis of race, and you lied about it with pretextual reasons.’”
Coronavirus
March 28
Only 7 percent of black men would be deemed low-risk enough to get out using the federal prison system’s risk assessment tool, according to an analysis.
News
December 3, 2019
A new study finds black people are staying longer in state prisons, even as they face fewer arrests and prison admissions overall.
