Is there racism in the court system? How do biases in the courtroom contribute to the problem of mass incarceration? Racism in the court includes implicit and explicit race-based biases in all steps of the legal system. From a racial bias in jury selection to racial sentencing disparities, biases in the courtroom disadvantage certain groups. Read on to understand racism in the court system and how it fits into the New Jim Crow system.
Racism in Court: Biases That Can’t Be Challenged










