Majority of these black prisoners face hardships in the jail. In addition to that Human Rights Committee published a report in 2013 in which they reveal: “The national statistics mask greater disparities in some locales. In one New Jersey study, racial minorities made up 15% of drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike, yet 42% of stops and 73% of arrests made by police were of black drivers—even though white drivers and racial minorities violated traffic laws at almost identical rates” (Report, 2013). In Florida alone state troopers suspected and searched more than 80% drivers belong to the minorities. The report goes on to say that: “Racial minorities are more likely than white Americans to be arrested; once arrested, they are more likely to be convicted; and once convicted, they are more likely to face stiff sentences. African-American males are six times more likely to be incarcerated than white males and 2.5 times more likely than Hispanic males” (Report,
Majority of these black prisoners face hardships in the jail. In addition to that Human Rights Committee published a report in 2013 in which they reveal: “The national statistics mask greater disparities in some locales. In one New Jersey study, racial minorities made up 15% of drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike, yet 42% of stops and 73% of arrests made by police were of black drivers—even though white drivers and racial minorities violated traffic laws at almost identical rates” (Report, 2013). In Florida alone state troopers suspected and searched more than 80% drivers belong to the minorities. The report goes on to say that: “Racial minorities are more likely than white Americans to be arrested; once arrested, they are more likely to be convicted; and once convicted, they are more likely to face stiff sentences. African-American males are six times more likely to be incarcerated than white males and 2.5 times more likely than Hispanic males” (Report,