Study: Washington State courts unfair to men, minorities

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2009-02-26 02:30

Article here. Excerpt:

'OLYMPIA — A University of Washington study has found disparities in race and gender in the penalties doled out by the state's criminal courts.
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"Our findings show that some people convicted of similar offenses face very different sentencing outcomes, not on the length of confinement but on the financial side," said Katherine Beckett, an associate sociology professor at UW. "It's a huge financial obligation to possess."

The study focused on court fees and fines, not the amount of time that defendants were sentenced to jail or prison.'

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They don't comment too much on the gender issue, big surprise.

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Submitted by Michael on Thu, 2009-02-26 19:27