Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

The United States of America prides itself on being the land of the free and the home of the brave. For a country that is known for freedom, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice more than two million men and women are incarcerated. The United States has the highest percentage of its population incarcerated, more than any other country in the world. Within these incarceration rates there are alarming disparities among the amount of African Americans who are incarcerated.