1. Political Economy of Justice
However, by equality, it does not mean equal punishment for people who perform equal crimes. ... When asked what the purpose of the prison system is, many people will probably tell you: to lock up criminals, protect law-abiding citizens from dangerous ones, to deter crime, or some other variation. ... It has affected the way justice is dealt by making it illegal to discriminate against someone based off his or her ethnic background, as enforced by the Civil Rights Act of 1871. ...
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