The XX Discount

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2009-09-15 23:38

Get convicted of a crime as a FEMALE in the USA and sentenced under the Sentencing Reform Act, as over 70,000 people were in 2007, and you can expect to receive on average a 40% lighter sentence than a man would get FOR THE SAME CRIME.

Stop controlling for crimes (as might make sense, as women are often charged with lesser crimes) and the discount goes up to 59% - that's right. Across the board, women were sentenced to 59% shorter sentences than men. :(

Article at M is for Malevolent

-M

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