U.S. Legal System Problems
by kathy@truthisbetter.org Last updated 2004-05-31

1 in every 75 US men are in prison as of June 2004, the highest rate in the world. Statistical evidence from the United States shows that justice is not administered fairly. For example, black defendants convicted of killing whites have been sentenced to death 15 times more often than white defendants convicted of killing blacks, even though blacks and whites have been the victims of murder in roughly equal numbers since 1976.

The United States has more persons in jail than any other developed nation. 25% of all prisoners world wide are in the United States. Mandatory drug sentencing laws cost taxpayers lots of money and transfer political power from primarily Democratic inner cities to Republican rural districts by imprisoning inner city youth in rural jails. The prison population is counted in the population census that is used to apportion political representation in the U.S. Congress.

We need a system that punishes frivolous or malicious lawsuits. The legal system in America is too often used by criminals and unethical persons. Some judges and prosecutors ignore the law completely if they live in a "good ole boy network" area. (I prefer to call it the "evil little boy" network). In America we have persons sentenced to death based on what may be dishonest "eye witness" testimony.

Prison conditions are so bad that recitivism is high. Many states impose penalties that prevent ex-prisoners from voting, obtaining public housing, and from being certified for certain jobs. This prevents them from re-integrating into society because they are unable to obtain housing or work, or to participate in changing the laws that affect them.