Racism and The Hidden Curtain of Prosecutorial Discretion: A Study of Alabama Prosecutorial Plea Bargains

• In Event: Justice, Courts, and the Public in U.S. States

Brief Overview

The purpose of this project is to assess whether discretionary decisions of state prosecutors are influenced by racial bias. Five Alabama Counties are studied, including data on Class A felony trials and sentencing recommendations from 2015-2019.

Author

• Tinsley Griffin Hill, The University of Alabama