Post by ck4829 on Dec 7, 2016 22:44:23 GMT
Black inmates who go before the New York State Board of Parole have a dramatically lower chance for release than white inmates, a recent New York Times investigation found.
As part of a broader analysis into racial disparities in the New York state prison system, the Times reviewed three years' worth of parole decisions for male inmates, and found that one in four white inmates are released at their first parole hearings, while fewer than one in six black or Latino inmates are released.
Between 2013 and 2016, the board released 30% of white inmates who were convicted of property crimes, but just 18% of their black peers. The disparity is even more obvious among young inmates — with 30% of white inmates under 25 being released, and just 14% of black and Latino inmates.
On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the Times' investigation "disturbing" and announced he would order an investigation into the racial disparities within the state prison system.
www.businessinsider.com/racial-disparity-parole-new-york-inmates-2016-12?r=UK&IR=T
As part of a broader analysis into racial disparities in the New York state prison system, the Times reviewed three years' worth of parole decisions for male inmates, and found that one in four white inmates are released at their first parole hearings, while fewer than one in six black or Latino inmates are released.
Between 2013 and 2016, the board released 30% of white inmates who were convicted of property crimes, but just 18% of their black peers. The disparity is even more obvious among young inmates — with 30% of white inmates under 25 being released, and just 14% of black and Latino inmates.
On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the Times' investigation "disturbing" and announced he would order an investigation into the racial disparities within the state prison system.
www.businessinsider.com/racial-disparity-parole-new-york-inmates-2016-12?r=UK&IR=T