Data Source: Calculated from data collected in Appendix B of ‘Juvenile Life Without Parole in Law and Practice: Chronicling the Rapid Change Underway’ (Mills, Dorn, Mritz, 2016). (Graph: Joshua Aiken, 2016)
This graph originally appeared in Why do we lock juveniles up for life and throw away the key? Race plays a big part.
The Philips Black Project data controls for differences in policing practices to identify increasingly racially disparate outcomes that originate with prosecutors and the courts.
Events
- September 14, 2024:
Our advocacy department will host a workshop at the MacArthur Justice Center’s Realizing Releases convening. The workshop will provide strategies for investigating state parole systems.
Register for the convening here. - September 18, 2024:
Senior Research Analyst Emily Widra will join a panel discussion hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School about the health inequities people in the criminal legal system face. The webinar starts at 4:30 pm ET.
Learn more and register for the webinar here.
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