whytheracecardisplayed
May 5, 20231 min
#justicesystem
Overall, the available research suggests that:
In large urban areas, Black felony defendants are over 25% more likely than white defendants to be held pretrial.
Across the country, Black and brown defendants are at least 10-25% more likely than white defendants to be detained pretrial or to have to pay money bail.
Young Black men are about 50% more likely to be detained pretrial than white defendants.
Black and brown defendants receive bail amounts that are twice as high as bail set for white defendants – and they are less likely to be able to afford it.
Even in states that have implemented pretrial reforms, racial disparities persist in pretrial detention.