Whites Get Less Prison Time Than Blacks and Hispanics, Study Says

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A massive new report from the Wisconsin sentencing commission finds African American and Hispanic drug offenders are much more likely than their white counterparts to be sent to prison instead of placed on probation.The report is long on statistics but short on explanations for why such racial disparity exists. Gil Halsted reports…

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