At my dad’s retirement dinner, he raised his glass…

United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

The DOJ seal sat in the corner. Official. Undeniable.

The next slide showed a bar graph.

Title: Drug possession, first offense. Sentencing by defendant race. Three bars. Three colors. White defendants: average 14 months. Black defendants: average 51 months. Hispanic defendants: average 48 months.continue reading …