“justice” Charts

How Many Rapes Actually Lead to Prison Time? »

Unfortunately this means that for every 100 rapes, 97 rapists will walk free without spending a single day in prison.…

Kaitlin Senk
by: Kaitlin Senk
views: 422
Score: 6

Why Are So Many Young Black Men Behind Bars? »

This chart shows the estimated number of male inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local…

Natalie Lubsen
by: Natalie Lubsen
views: 200
Score: 5

Number of Prisoners Decreases for the Third Straight Year »

The number of prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction in the U.S. has declined for three straight years. Not only…

Steven Davies
by: Steven Davies
views: 238
Score: 4

Citizens Unite! (Read: 'Corporations') They're People Too... »

Chief Justice Roberts' Court has been more supportive of corporate interests than any modern court. Especially impactful have been cases…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 257
Score: 4

Why Dogs Really Aren't "Man's Best Friend" »

Drug-sniffing dogs aren't just often inaccurate, they are extremely susceptible to the influence of their handlers. Search points designed to…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 315
Score: 3

Think There's Justice For All? Depends Where You Live. »

Faith in judicial systems vary according to region. The U.S. trails behind the Middle East. How can we interpret this?…

Madinah Noorai
by: Madinah Noorai
views: 132
Score: 2

How Do We Kill? »

Interestingly, firing squads are not offered in any state as an option to the inmates (Oklahoma allows firing squads if…

Alejandro Esquino Gomez
by: Alejandro Esquino Gomez
views: 169
Score: 2

For These Women, Orange Really Is the New Black »

The number of women in prison "is increasing at nearly double the rate for men," according to The Sentencing Project.…

YES! Magazine
by: YES! Magazine
views: 339
Score: 2

Our Own Angel of Death: Texas on Top »

Texas executes a ridiculous amount of people, averaging 13.5 executions a year. There are four states that have only executed…

Alejandro Esquino Gomez
by: Alejandro Esquino Gomez
views: 153
Score: 1

Death Penalty Cases Have Cost California BIllions »

In 2012 Judge Arthur Alarcon and Professor Paula Mitchell attempted to estimate how much money death penalty cases have cost…

Matthew Lawlor
by: Matthew Lawlor
views: 231
Score: 1

The Legacy Of Antonin Scalia »

How will the general public remember Antonin Scalia? The boisterous and maverick Supreme Court Justice passed away on February 13,…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 95

FBI Found to Have Lied in 95% of Certain Trials for Decades »

Considered a watershed in one of America's largest forensic scandals, an ongoing investigation of 268 federal court trials has found…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 136

How US Policy Is Aiding ISIS »

There has been significant media coverage on the two Western hostages recently killed during a US drone strike against al-Qaeda.…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 169

Legitimate Traffic Stops? Race May Influence Perceptions »

In 2011, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report that found African Americans were the least likely to believe…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 162

Death Penalties Among Top Executors »

Although many countries have abolished capital punishment, it is still common internationally. China tops the list of the ten highest…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 102

Drug Dogs: An Innocent Man's Worst Enemy, Latinos Especially »

Drug-sniffing dogs are often construed as infallible in court, but an experiment shows both how inaccurate and manipulatable by their…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 157

How Far Would You Go To Survive? »

Bans on selling organs in numerous Western countries have compelled those with the money to travel to China, where illegal…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 231

Do We Live In A Fair Society? »

Do all Americans have an equal opportunity to succeed, or are some more inherently advantaged than others? The US public…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 526

Institutional Racism: Will it ever end? »

Blacks are over-represented by over 200% when comparing the percent executed and their percentage in the population. They are the…

Alejandro Esquino Gomez
by: Alejandro Esquino Gomez
views: 127

Sexual Assault: Serious and Sad »

Only 40% of sexual assaults are reported. Much less get prosecuted and only 3% of rapists go to jail. Our…

Alejandro Esquino Gomez
by: Alejandro Esquino Gomez
views: 118

Top 10 Countries: Number of Reported Rapes »

It's important to remember that statistics on rape vary. The US had more than 80,000 cases of rape reported to…

Kaitlin Senk
by: Kaitlin Senk
views: 148

Protected Innocence Challenge: How Does Your State Compare »

The Protected Innocence Challenge is a comprehensive study of existing state laws designed to inspire and equip advocates. Under the…

Shared Hope
by: Shared Hope
views: 125

Rule of Law »

The World Justice Project report indicates that the United States is far behind other modern nations like Sweden and the…

Knoema
by: Knoema
views: 77

Wrongful Convictions: Main Causes for Miscarriage of Justice »

Exonerations, where a convicted criminal is later proven innocent, have increased significantly in recent decades. From 1973-1988 (15 years), 35…

Anthony Sibley (AJ)
by: Anthony Sibley (AJ)
views: 422