Key Highlights
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This study examines how Irish Traveller communities, a marginalized ethnic group, experience energy poverty and highlights key methodological lessons for conducting human-centered, community-based research on this issue. These insights are important for designing more inclusive energy policies that address the specific needs of vulnerable populations.
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This research analyzes racial disparities in federal sentencing for crack-cocaine offenses, finding that after the 2010 Fair Sentencing Act, a sharp increase in cases sentenced at the new 280g mandatory minimum threshold was disproportionately large for Black and Hispanic offenders. The study shows this disparity is driven by prosecutorial discretion used by about 20-30% of prosecutors and is largely explained by a measure of state-level racial animus, not by other crime elements.
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This ethnographic study examines how labor discipline within the prison system is racialized, disproportionately exposing minoritized communities to practices that habituate them into labor productivity or compliance. This research sheds light on the systemic links between incarceration, race, and labor discipline.
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