The Injustice System In America

The scales of justice are broken
America is the most incarcerated country in the world. We have more prisons and jails than anywhere else. When looking closely at crime in our country, there isn't any simple explanation for our problematic legal system. `The Injustice System in America' attempts to do that though and reveals disturbing information about a judicial process that is badly damaged.

First examined in this documentary is demographics concerning who is in our prisons. Statistics show that African-American and Hispanic populations in prisons outweigh the Caucasian numbers. Several culprits are to be found here including racial profiling and harassment, unfair treatment, and discriminatory law practices. Relevance is also placed on the fact that more costly and experienced legal representation will better the chances of someone avoiding little if any time in prison. Other factors shown to have an influence are police, jurors, prosecutors, and judges, depending on their racial make-up...





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