[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by ALadysMom

Legal representation can make a huge difference but you did not mention the differing individual criminal histories of sentencing for similar crimes. A defendant with little or no criminal history is often given consideration over one who has lead a life of crime.

Well, you obviously have chosen to ignore this then.

Black male offenders continued to receive longer sentences than similarly situated White male offenders.

Originally Posted by ALadysMom

Your links were previously read. Thanks for your patient consideration. Small studies tend to be easily used for partisan purposes.

"Small studies."

You definitely didn't read the two links I provided, who/how they were conducted or researched for the plethora of other studies...that come to the exact same conclusions.

P.S. One of the links was from 'The United States Sentencing Commission.'

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government created by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. Congress enacted the SRA in response to widespread disparity in federal sentencing, ushering in a new era of federal sentencing through the creation of the Commission and the promulgation of federal sentencing guidelines.